Seniors- This five point win over St. Martins in the quarter final of the Championship is a sure sign that this team is going from strength to strength the more the Championship progresses. We were worthy winners. Our county man, Cillian Buckley took the leaders role by settling us down with two early points in the first four minutes. Yet again our defensive lines looked very solid and St. Martins had to wait until the fourteenth minute to register their first point from play, although they did have two from frees and remained goal-less in the game despite putting us under relentless pressure in the closing minutes as they tried to salvage the game with goals. Midway through the first half the sides were level at 0-4 when Kevin Kenny supplied Shane Maher who scored his and the ‘Boro’s first goal of the day and this was enough for us to maintain a lead at HT by 1-8 to 0-9. St. Martins had the best of the starts in the second half, notching up three unanswered points in the first eight minutes, the last of these from Robert Shore in front of goal when a goal seemed on. Thankfully he drove it over the bar. A Martin Gaffney free soon followed and within minutes there was a scramble for the sliothar in the Martin’s six yard box when Shane came charging in to send it to the net. We were now on top again and that was the way it remained as we grew in confidence. Dicksboro 3-15 St. Martins 0-19. Panel: Aaron Duggan, Kieran Cuddihy, Danny Kenny, Enda Malone, Michael Fagan, David Glynn(Capt), Robbie Fitzpatrick, Cillian Buckley(0-3, 0-1 free), John Fagan(0-1), Martin Gaffney(0-7, frees) Oisin Walsh, Ollie Walsh(0-1), Kevin Kenny(1-0), Shane Maher(2-2), Paul O’Flynn(0-1), Cillian Breathnach, Kevin Nolan, Philly Hogan, Eoin Gough, Cillian Starr, Mikey Hayes, Tom Manning, Rory Glynn, Michael Rafter, Evan Cody, Stephen Farrell, Davy Ryan, Eoin Fennelly, David Carroll, Jamie Lynch, Darragh Buggy, Darragh Holohan.
