Maynooth shock favourites

SIGERSON CUP QUARTER FINALS: NUI Maynooth 2-12 UUJ 1-13NUI MAYNOOTH pulled off a major coup in yesterday's quarter-final by defeating hot-favourites UUJ, at Jordanstown.

After being over-run in the opening quarter, Maynooth got their act together and not even the dismissal of Dublin centre-back Ger Brennan in the 38th minute, on a second yellow card prevented them from dominating the game.

UUJ raced into a 0-5 to 0-0 lead after 11 minutes and should have cracked in two goals in that spell, as well, but a fortunate goal for Maynooth in the 21st minute changed the picture. A centre from the left was palmed out by UUJ goalkeeper Stephen Kane into the path of Na Fianna’s David Quinn, who netted.

Lucan’s David Quinn, from a free, added a point and the gap was down to 0-6 to 1-2 but UUJ regained control to lead by 0-9 to 1-3 at the interval.

Brennan’s sending off seemed to spur Maynooth and they controlled most of the second period. UUJ got a consolation goal deep into overtime from Caolan O’Boyle.

MAYNOOTH: S Connolly; K Lynch, B Kinahan, C Freeman; T Gallagher, G Brennan, T Johnston; G McArdle, J Califf; D Quinn (Lucan Sarsfield's, 0-4, frees), N Coyne (0-1), C Mullins (0-1); D Quinn (Na Fianna, Dublin, 1-0), M Newman (0-1), N Dunne (1-1, 1-0 pen. 0-1 free). Subs: P Cashin for Gallagher (21 mins), A Walsh (0-1) for Califf (half-time), M Hanratty (0-2) for D Quinn (Na Fianna, 45 mins), J Dolan for Johnston (54 mins), F Barry (0-1) for McArdle (59 mins).

UUJ: S Kane; A Girvin, C Murney, S Morgan; C McGinley (0-2), S O'Neill, R McNabb; E Kenny (0-1), D Hughes; J McAnulla (0-2), T McCann, C Donnelly (0-1); J Clarke (0-1, free), C Cavanagh (0-1), C McManus (0-5, frees). Subs: D Mone for Murney (45 mins), L Hinphey for Donnelly, C O'Boyle (1-0) for Kenny (both 51 mins).

Referee: Mullan (Antrim).