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Minor footballers drawn to face Westmeath in Leinster semi-final

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Mon, 3 June 2019

It's down to the last four in the Leinster MFC and Dublin have been pitted to face Westmeath in their provincial semi-final following Sunday's draw by the Leinster Council.

Laois will face Kildare in the other semi-final - both games will take place on Saturday, June 22 with times and venues to be confirmed.

Dublin had to sustain a strong fightback by Wicklow midway into the second half of last Saturday's quarter-final in Aughrim before pushing on to win 0-20 to 1-9.

Westmeath defeated a fancied Meath side, 2-15 to 1-14, after extra-time in their quarter-final last Saturday in Mullingar.

DUBLIN'S ROUTE TO LEINSTER MFC SEMI-FINAL

GROUP 2

Tuesday, April 23, Parnell Park: Dublin 4-10 Meath 2-10

Wednesday, May 8, Bellefield, Enniscorthy: Wexford 1-10 Dublin 3-12

Wednesday, May 15, O'Connor Park, Tullamore: Offaly 0-13 Dublin 2-13

QUARTER-FINAL

Saturday, June 1, Joule Park, Aughrim: Wicklow 1-9 Dublin 0-20

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WESTMEATH'S ROUTE TO LEINSTER MFC SEMI-FINAL

GROUP 1

Tuesday, April 23, Glennon Bros Pearse Park, Longford: Longford 0-8 Westmeath 2-8

Wednesday, May 8, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise: Laois 3-6 Westmeath 1-11

Wednesday, May 15, TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar: Westmeath 4-12 Carlow 0-8

QUARTER-FINAL

Saturday, June 1, TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar: Westmeath 2-15 Meath 1-14 (after extra-time)

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2019 DUBLIN MINOR FOOTBALLERS: Scoring Chart

Dublin minor footballers have scored 9-55 and conceded 4-42 in their four games to date (wins against Meath, Wexford, Offaly, Wicklow). Twelve players have contributed so far to their scoring tally.

Fionn Murray 3-17 (0-12f, 0-2 '45')

Robbie Bolger 3-7

Luke Swan 1-5

Ryan O'Dwyer 1-5 (0-2f)

Seán Kinsella 1-4

Alex Rogers 0-5

Luke Curran 0-3

David O'Dowd 0-2

Dara Fagan 0-2

Callum Monaghan 0-2

Ross Keogh 0-2

Luke Murphy-Guinane 0-1

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2019 DUBLIN MINOR FOOTBALLERS, LEINSTER MFC: GAME-BY-GAME

LEINSTER MFC GROUP 2 - ROUND 1

TUESDAY, APRIL 23: Parnell Park

DUBLIN 4-10 MEATH 2-10

SCORERS – Dublin: R O’Dwyer 1-2, F Murray 0-4 (0-3f), S Kinsella, L Swan 1-1 each, R Bolger 1-0, A Rogers, D O’Dowd 0-1 each. Meath: D Bell 1-1, N Finnerty 0-3, A Chinchilla 1-0, P Sheridan, E Frayne (0-2f), B Thompson (0-2f) 0-2 each.

DUBLIN: H O'Sullivan; C Tyrell, B Millst, C Archer; A Watson, S Forker, J Lundy; L Murphy-Guinane, D O'Dowd; R O'Dwyer, S Kinsella, A Rogers; R Bolger, F Murray, D Fagan. Subs: L Swan for Rogers (ht), T Brennan for Fagan (40), L Curran for Bolger (50), K Conroy for Forker (51), H Colclough for Murphy-Guinane (60), E Gannon for Archer (63).

MEATH: D Pluck; J Fagan, A King, H Corscadden; H Ryan, A Chinchilla, C Caulfield; J Carolan, C Hegarty; E Corrigan, N Finnerty, E Frayne; P Sheridan, B Thompson, D Bell. Subs: S Smyth for Corrigan (23), E Ehichoya for Corscadden (46), S O'Donoghue for Ryan (48).

REF: A Coyne (Westmeath).

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LEINSTER MFC GROUP 2 - ROUND 2

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8: Bellefield, Enniscorthy

DUBLIN 3-12 WEXFORD 1-10

SCORERS - Dublin: F Murray 2-6 (0-6f), R Bolger 1-3, D Fagan, S Kinsella, L Curran 0-1 each. Wexford: J O'Leary 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), J Curtis 1-1, L Whelan 0-3 (0-1f), R O'Connor, R Connolly 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: H O'Sullivan; C Tyrell, B Millst, C Archer; A Watson, D O'Dowd, J Lundy; H Colclough, S Forker; R O'Dwyer, S Kinsella, F Murray; D Fagan, L Swan, R Bolger. Subs: E Gannon for Archer (ht), L Murphy-Guinane for Colclough (43), B Harding for Lundy (48), K Conroy for Watson (54), L Curran for Fagan (56).

WEXFORD: T Kennedy; L Newport, B Cushe, E Doyle; P Darcy, J Bolger, L Whelan; P Deeney, T Kavanagh; T Barron, R O'Connor, S Kehoe; L Doyle, J O'Leary, C Regan. Subs: J Curtis for Barron (27), R Connolly for Bolger (30+3), L Crowley for Kehoe (37), O Waters for Deeney (59).

REF: K Harris (Kildare).

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LEINSTER MFC GROUP 2 - ROUND 3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15: O'Connor Park, Tullamore

DUBLIN 2-13 OFFALY 0-13

SCORERS – Dublin: R Bolger 1-3, F Murray 1-1 (0-1 ‘45’), L Swan 0-3, C Monaghan 0-2, D O’Dowd, S Kinsella, D Fagan, R Keogh 0-1 each. Offaly: C Delaney 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ’45’), M Tynan 0-4 (0-3f), D Flynn 0-2, J Sheerin 0-1.

DUBLIN: H O’Sullivan; C Tyrell, B Millist, E Gannon; A Watson, D O’Dowd, J Lundy; H Colclough, S Forker; L Curran, S Kinsella, F Murray; D Fagan, L Swan, R Bolger. Subs: K Conroy for Forker (inj, 22), C Monaghan for Gannon (bc, ht), R Keogh for Fagan (45), L Murphy-Guinane for Curran (50), C Nugent for Colclough (57), FJ Turner for O’Dowd (57).

OFFALY: C Ryan; M Bolton, F Dempsey, D Dempsey; J Furlong, A Strong, L Pearson; R Strong, L Egan; J Sheerin, C Delaney, A Kelly; H Plunkett, M Tynan, D Flynn. Subs: J Nolan for Bolton (ht), D Daly for R Strong (50), A Byrne for Kelly (50), C White for Plunkett (50), D Fox for Furlong (59), C Egan for Dempsey (59).

REF: N Ward (Westmeath).

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LEINSTER MFC QUARTER-FINAL

SATURDAY, JUNE 1: Joule Park, Aughrim

DUBLIN 0-20 WICKLOW 1-9

SCORERS – Dublin: F Murray 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 ‘45’), A Rogers 0-4, R O’Dwyer 0-3 (0-2f), L Curran 0-2, L Murphy-Guinane, S Kinsella, R Bolger, L Swan, R Keogh 0-1 each. Wicklow: S Daly 0-4, J Prendergast 1-1, M Ging 0-3 (0-2f), T Keogh 0-1.

DUBLIN: H O'Sullvan; C Tyrell, B Millist, C Archer; J Lundy, D O'Dowd, K Conroy; L Murphy-Guinane, S Forker; R O'Dwyer, S Kinsella, F Murray; R Bolger, L Swan, A Rogers. Subs: T Brennan for Kinsella (36), R Keogh for O'Dwyer (38), J Rooney for Lundy (43), L Curran for Bolger (45), H Colclough for Murphy-Guinane (62).

WICKLOW: A Nolan; D Healy, S Kearney, J Brady; D Cooney, T Moran, B Hickey; A Daly Danne, C McDonald; L Harney, S Daly, J Prendergast; E Doyle, J Kirwan, M Ging. Subs: E O'Neill for Kirwan (ht), C Fulham for Brady (ht), T Shanahan for Cooney (36), T Keogh for Kearney (50).

REF: S Mulhare (Laois).

Pic credit: Paul Lundy