In a curtain raiser to the Senior Final, Na Fianna and Clara lined out in the Minor Football decider for 2019. In what was a highly entertaining game of football from start to finish Na Fianna in the end despite the best efforts of a strong Clara side collected their first Minor Title.
With no less that 10 County minors on show between the two sides, it was Morgan Tynan and Jacob Beatty who proved to be the decisive cogs in the Na Fianna wheels and lead by example contributing six vital scores between them.
Clara pushed Na Fianna to the pin of their collar and for long spells it looked like they would get a second day out, but in the end it was two late scores from Beatty and Adam Mangan that delivered the Title on a final score line of 0-10 to 0-8.
The Scorers
Na Fianna: Morgan Tynan 0-3 (0-1 Free), Jacob Beatty 0-3, James Nolan 0-2 (0-1 Free), Adam Mangan 0-1 (Free), Fergal Dolan 0-1.
Clara: Cormac Delaney 0-3 (Frees), Jack Reynolds 0-2, Marcas Dalton 0-1, Alex Egan 0-1, Barry Egan 0-1.
The Teams
Na Fianna: Ruairi Daly; David Carty, Mark Kelly, Eoin McGuinness; Ryan Dunne, Adam Strong, Diarmuid Finneran; David McElduff (Capt.), Ryan Strong; Jack Gorry, Morgan Tynan, Adam Mangan; Jacob Beatty, James Nolan, Barry Crombie.
Subs: Dylan Cahill for David Carty (inj 13 mins), Oisin Henchy for Jack Gorry (36 mins), Fergal Dolan for Barry Crombie (51 mins).
Clara: Conor Cushen; Stephen Falsey, Patrick Phelan, Aodhan Moran; Cormac Delaney (Joint Capt.), Adam Kelly, Lee Tierney (Joint Capt.); Marcas Dalton, Thomas Devine; Luke Kennedy, Jack Reynolds, Barry Egan; Eoin Gavin, Dion Conroy, Alex Egan.
Subs: Darragh McKeon for Barry Egan (60 mins), Callum Dunne for Eoin Gavin (61 mins).
Referee: Pat Gallagher (Walsh Island)
By Offaly PRO Tue 15th Oct
