Captains fantastic lead the way for slick Streamstown
Streamstown NS 3-11 St Mary's NS, Collinstown 3-6
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Streamstown captains Lee Monaghan and Shay Seery raise the cup following their side’s victory. Pics: J McCauley.Image 2 of 5
Daniel Cummins, Streamstown NS, gets away from his opponent. JOHN_MC_CAULEYImage 3 of 5
Alfie O’Farrell, Collinstown, tries to get past the challenge of Lee Monaghan. JOHN_MC_CAULEYImage 4 of 5
The St Mary’s NS Collinstown boys football team, runners-up in the boys football Div 4 final.Image 5 of 5
Streamstown NS, winners of the boys football Div 4 title.A dominant wind-assisted display in the first half propelled Streamstown NS to a deserved win against St Mary’s NS, Collinstown in the Division 4 football final.
Shay Seery put Streamstown ahead with a point after 90 seconds, but an opportunist goal from Alfie O’Farrell soon nudged the red and white-clad outfit ahead. However, the winners went on to outscore St Mary’s by 2-8 to 0-2 (a Tom Nolan free and a point via the crossbar by O’Farrell). The scores for the side in green and yellow came courtesy of Lee Monaghan (1-2, including a converted free), Donnacha Scally (1-1, the point from a free), Seery (0-4, including two frees), and Ross McNamara Kelly (0-1). Streamstrown led by 2-9 to 1-2 at the break.
Their substantial interval lead always looked enough for Streamstown to hang on despite a spirited second half display by the Collinstown side who managed to outscore their opponents by 2-4 to 1-2 in the second moiety. The losers’ tally was completed by Liam Costello (1-2, including one successful free), Ben Clerkin (1-1), and Nolan (his second converted free of the contest). Streamstown’s 1-2 was shared by Daniel Cummins (a goal – the last score of what was a very enjoyable game) and Seery (two frees).
A feature of the match was the fine goalkeeping displays by Callum Looram and Luke Byrne Kelly at either end.
After the match, the chairman of Cumann na mBunscol in Westmeath, Derek Butler presented the cup to the winning captains, Lee Monaghan and Shay Seery.
Scorers – Streamstown NS: S Seery 0-7 (4f), L Monaghan 1-2 (0-1f), D Scally 1-1 (0-1f), D Cummins 1-0, R McNamara Kelly 0-1.
St Mary’s NS: L Costello 1-2 (0-1f), A O’Farrell, B Clerkin 1-1 each, T Nolan 0-2 (2f).
Streamstown NS panel: Callum Looram, Ross McNamara Kelly, Thomas Lynam, Jamie Monaghan, Lee Monaghan, Donnacha Scally, Shay Seery, Cian Clarke Grennan, Daniel Cummins, Scott McDonagh, Jay Slevin, Patrick Moran, Ryan Farrell, Dylan Hyland, Pedro Santos, Conor Seery, Cian O’Neill, Jamie Costello, Seamus Keegan, Cillian Looram, Johnny Moran, Darragh Moran, Shane Clavin.
St Mary’s NS, Collinstown panel: Luke Byrne Kelly, Kevin Kiernan, Daithí O’Rourke, Seaghan Óg Collins, Tom Nolan, Kyle Moore, Emmett Devine, Bobby Nolan, Liam Costello, Alfie O’Farrell, Ben Clerkin, Tadhg Murtagh, Ryan Dempsey, Daniel Conaty, Sean Kavanagh, Sean Murtagh, Toby Mulcahy, Ben Banaszak, Danny Bartley, Darren McCabe.
Ref: Barry Pierce (St Mary’s, Rochfortbridge).