Gaultier became both the second and the new holders of the Greg Fives Cup when they had 0-2 to spare over the holders, Ballinacourty in the County under 20 A football championship final in Walsh Park on Sunday afternoon.
The teams were level at 0-3 each after 21 minutes and it was in the remainder of the first half that the Barony laid the foundations for their victory, scoring 0-4 to Ballinacourty’s solitary score.
The standard of the first half was greater than after the break but Gaultier were not complaining as they led by 0-10 to 0-5 with 49 minutes on the clock. Tom Fitzgerald, Eoin McSweeney, Mark Fitzgerald and Gavin Buckley were Gaultiers’ leading scorers with 0-2 each while it was Ballinacourty who finished the stronger with points by Charlie Treen, Billy O Connell - his fifth score of the match - and DJ Kiely (f).
In the final quarter, Ballinacourty tried their utmost to hold on to their title but the Gaultier defence stood firm. Led by JJ Kavanagh Man of the Match Donnacha Fitzpatrick, Daniel Kiely and the hard-working Mark Fitzgerald i lar na pairce they achieved their narrow but deserving win at the final whistle.
Scorers
Gaultier: Tom Fitzgerald, Eoin McSweeney. Mark Fitzgerald and Gavin Buckley(2f), 0-2 each,, Ruairi Fitzpatrick and Kyle Sloan 0-1 each.
Ballinacourty: Billy O Connell 0-5(3f), Jack McGrath and DJ Kiely 0-1 each, Charlie Treen 0-1.
Teams
Gaultier: Gavin Buckley; David Corcoran, Tommy Martin, Daniel Kiely; Sean Byrne, Donnacha Fitzpatrick, Daniel McLoughlin; Mark Fitzgerald, Ruari Fitzpatrick; Darragh Nolan, Kyle Sloan, Ely Cullen; Eoin McSweeney, David Roche, Tom Fitzgerald. Subs: Milo Cox for Ely Cullen(20), Ely Cullen for Tom Fitzgerald(55), Harry Phelan for David Corcoran(60).
Ballinacourty: David Byrne; Aidan Higgins, Conor Kent, Rory Tyrell; Brian O Callaghan, Colin Foley, Andrew Norris; Daire Slevin, Billy O Connell; Jack McGrath, Darragh Walsh, Oisin O Riordan; Rian Walsh, Charlie Treen, DJ Kiely. Subs: Oisin Brazil for Andrew Norris and Cathal Sweeney for Aidan Higgins (both 37), Joe Flynn for Jack McGrath(48), Sean Lannigan for Rory Tyrell(49), Daniel Treen for Colin Foley(inj, 58).
Referee: Tom Mansfield (Affane/Cappoquin).
