Necsl Youth Cup

Borora Juniors (Div 1)- 2

Trim Celtic (Premier) - 0

Borora Juniors and Trim Celtic played out a thrilling cup game in Moynalty on Tuesday night.

1st half- Straight from tip the heavily favoured Trim Celtic pressed hard to try open the scoring hoping Borora would slip up early. Borora held up well against the fast pressing Trim and the game was 0-0 at the break.

2nd half- The game opened up in the 2nd half with both teams looking to snatch a winner which seen many chances created. One of which seeing goalkeeper Calvin Quail come off injured and Seamus Rooney took the role of minding Bororas goal which he did throughout the rest of the game ensuring the game went to extra time

1st Half (Extra Time)

Borora Juniors were rewarded a corner early in the half and a series of missed headers meant to ball fell to Diarmuid O’Reilly and he turned it home with his left foot. This seen both teams try to pick up the pace while already having played 90 minutes.

2nd Half (Extra Time)

Trim had a shot blocked by Finn Maguire in the box and were appealing for a handball but the referee was sure it was headed. From the following corner Finn once again blocked a shot, this time off the line with his head and Trim were caught on the break, Adam Kerins played a long ball forward to Jack Smyth and he carried the ball to the box and slotted it past the keeper to make it 2 for Borora. Borora closed up shop at the back after the 2nd goal, centrebacks Micheal O’Byrne and Shane Ryan were solid in the air, fullbacks Jake Smyth and Finn Maguire continued to try their best to stop crosses and Adam Kerins made crucial tackles in the middle of the field to shut down Trims last ditch attacks.

Man of the match (voted by the team)

: Finn Maguire

Team

1- Calvin Quail

2-Jake Smyth (c)

3-Callum Blair

4-Micheal O’Byrne

5-Finn Maguire

6-Shane Ryan

7-Sean Coyne

8-Jack Henry

9-Seamus Rooney

10-Adam Kerins

11-Nathan Byrne

Subs

12-Diarmuid O’Reilly

13-Jack Smyth

14-Shaun Harte

15- Dylan Smith (injured)

Diarmuid O’Reilly for Seamus Rooney

Jack Smyth for Nathan Byrne

Shaun Harte for Callum Blair

Seamus Rooney for Calvin Quail

Missing: Aadam Khan, Matthew Muldoon, Evan Merriman, Oisin Craig, Geoffrey Carpenter, Sean McDermott