Minor Footballers Start Campaign with Victory over Louth

Mon, 21st March 2022

Dublin 5-14

Louth 1-1

Dublin Minor Footballers got their 2022 Leinster campaign off to a positive start with a victory over Louth in Stabannon on Saturday afternoon.

Dave Reynolds side showed passages of impressive play moving the ball quickly and creating a number of scoring chances.

On a blustery afternoon, Dublin led 2-07 to 0-01 at the half time break with goals from Conal O'Riain and Joe Quigley.

Dublin remained in control in the second half and added further goals from corner forward David Mulqueen x2 and substitute Clyde Burke.

Next up for the Dubs is a home championship match against Laois in Parnell Park in two weeks time.

Dublin: David Leonard; Emmet Brady, Daniel McCarthy, Ryan Mitchell; James Brady 0-1, David Lucey, Tim Deering; Dylan Clark, Leon Murphy 0-1; Paul Reynolds 0-1, Conal Ó’Riain 1-3 (1f), Luke O’Boyle; Joe Quigley 1-4 (0-1f), Ciarán Donovan 0-3 (1f), David Mulqueen 2-0

Subs: Clyde Burke 1-0 for Ó’Riain (38), Oscar Donohoe for E Brady (41), Shane Mullarkey 0-1 for Quigley (42), Joe Delaney for Reynolds (45), Charlie McMorrow for J Brady (52).

Louth: Fionn McQuillan; Tom Cunniffe, Alan Reynolds, Shaun Duffy; Ronan Deery, Jake Neilon, Andrew Begley; Tadhg McDonnell 0-1 (f), Seán Callaghan; Paul Murphy, Brian Commons, Jake Corrigan; Adam Gillespie 1-0, Dylan Shevlin, Diarmuid Reilly.

Subs: Seán Fearon for Begley (23), James Maguire for Murphy (HT), Darragh Conlon for Commons (41), Darragh Dorian for Corrigan (41), James McGlew for Neilon (55)