UCD 1-17 TRINITY GAELS 1-14

Laois senior John OLoughlin was the dominant force as UCD progressed from this Evening Herald Dublin SFC third round duel at Balgriffin on Tuesday night.
A goal from Paul Kelly goal with 15 minutes remaining gave UCD a five-point lead, but Gaels never gave up with Brendan O’Brien leading by example.
SCORERS - UCD: M Ronaldson 0-5, P Kelly 1-0, B Teehan, D St Ledger (1 ‘45’), S Redmond, R Mellon 0-2 each, S Brennan, A Murphy, T Warburton, P Brady 0-1 each Trinity Gaels: B OBrien 0-9 (6f), R Sheridan 1-1, E McInerney 0-2,G Dillon, G Trimble 0-1 each.
UCD - M McGinnerty; P Kelly, D Curran, M Fitzsimons; S Redmond, B Teehan, T Warburton; S Brennan, M Lynch; D St Ledger, P Kelly, P Brady; A Murphy, M Ronaldson, J O’Loughlin. Subs: R Mellon for St Ledger (23 mins).
TRINITY GAELS - C Reilly; P Coyne, D Sheridan, G Forde; G Trimble, D McCormack, S Concannon; R Sheridan, C O’Keefe; G Pillar, B O’Brien, M Forde; D Kelly, E McInerney, D Conlon.
REF - S Farrell (St Pat’s, Donabate).

UCD 0-10 ST VINCENT'S 0-9

The students of Belfield kicked the concluding four points of this tie to be crowned Dublin senior football champions at Parnell Park on Monday night in front of a crowd of 6,000.

Vincent's led 0-4 to 0-2 at the interval and heading towards the final ten minutes were three points to the good when holding onto a 0-9 to 0-6 lead.

However, timing is everything and UCD held their nerve the better over the finish with points from Sean Brady, Austin O'Malley (two, one free) and Shane Lennon edging them to victory.

Lennon's point in injury-time was the winning score when he angled over brilliantly with his left foot from 30 metres.

Over the close of the game the Vins had enough possession to force the draw they probably deserved to failed to turn it into scores while they were unlucky not to get at least one late free in a very scoreable position.

In a stop-start game which neither team dominated for any extended period goal chances were minimal.

Dermot Connolly came closest when he struck the inside of the post in the third minute of the game after a good crossfield pass by Tomas Quinn.

UCD opened the scoring in the 11th minute when James Sherry scored but three pointed frees from Quinn, including ones from 45 and 50 metres, helped Vins to settle on their way to a half-time lead of 0-4 to 0-2.

The Vins strengthened their position with points from Pat Gilroy and Kevin Golden, brilliantly curled from a standside free, to lead 0-6 to 0-2 in the third minute of the second half.

With 15 minutes to go there was the minimum between the sides, 0-7 to 0-6, as UCD lifted the tempo with points from the influential Billy Sheehan, sub Niall McNamee and Lennon (free).

But Vins responded with Gilroy showing his experience to slot over from 35 metres before the hard-working Tiernan Diamond cleverly knifed through the UCD cover for another score, after being picked out by Gilroy.

But it was the students who finished with a surge with the strength in depth helping to help them capture their seventh Dublin SFC title and they now progress to meet Meath's Wolfe Tones in the Leinster Club SFC this Sunday in Navan.

SCORERS - UCD: S Lennon 0-3 (0-1f), S Brady, A O'Malley 0-2 (0-1f), J Sherry, B Sheehan, N McNamee 0-1 each. St Vincent's: T Quinn 0-4 (0-4f), P Gilroy 0-2, K Golden 0-2 (0-2f), T Diamond 0-1.
UCD - S Gallagher; J McCarthy, P Navin, E O Cúiv; M Duffy, B Quill, M Dunne; M Ward, J Sherry; S Brady, S Lennon, B Sheehan; P Earls, C Rogers, C O'Dwyer. Subs: N McNamee for Earls (ht), A O'Malley for O'Dwyer (40), Earls for Rogers (50).
ST VINCENT'S - M Savage; W Lowry, E Brady, A Costello; P Conlon, G Brennan, R Fallon; P Gilroy, M Loftus; H Coughlan, T Diamond, D Connolly; K Golden, T Doyle, T Quinn. Subs: S Loughlin for Doyle (51); B Manning for Loftus (53); N Dunne for Golden (58).
REF - G Barrett (Clann Mhuire).
The remainder OF THE PANEL WAS--DERMOT GERAGHTY WHO WAS INJURED,JAMES KINDERGEN,PAUL MC CONWAY,COLM FAGAN,MARK WARD,JOHN HANLEY,PAUL EARLSNIALL MCNAMEE,KEN DOHERTY,BREN QUILL,JOHN DONOGHUE,WILLY MINCHIN,BRIAN MULLIN,PETER MC NULTY,FINIAN CANAVAN,EOIN MC HUGH,JOHN TIERNEY, JP CASEY,BREANDAN O HANNAIDH,NIALL O CONNAUAUGHTON,BRE TEEHAN,RISTEARD KINSELLA,PAUL OGLE,PAUL DUFFY