St Mullin's won their 10th Carlow senior title yesterday with a resounding 15-point win over defending champions, Naomh Eoin of Myshall, in a one-sided replay before an attendance of 3,000 at Dr Cullen Park.
A week earlier St Mullin's had lost an early 10-point lead and had to fight back to earn a replay. In yesterday's game they stormed into a 1-7 to nil lead after 15 minutes and built on the advantage.
A second St Mullin's goal from a free from centre forward Pat Coady enabled them to lead 2-10 to 0-2 at half-time.
Naomh Eoin's fate was sealed early in the second half as St Mullin's captain, David Doyle, scored the side's third goal which was quickly followed by a fourth from a semi-penalty by Pat Coady. St Mullin's thus led by a massive 4-11 to 0-2 and there was no way back for the defending champions.
ST MULLIN'S: P Fenlon; E McDonald, T Doyle, K Kielthy; A Ralph, S O'Shea, R Dreelan; D Kavanagh (0-2), M Ryan 1-4; A Doyle, P Coady (2-4), C Byrne (0-1); D Doyle (1-1), J Cahill, S Gahan (0-1). Subs: P Murphy for Dreelan; W Foley for Cahill ; M Murphy for Gahan. NAOMH EOIN: D Slye; N Kavanagh, P Keogh (0-3), A Keogh; M Minchin, C Jordan, N Foley; A Curry , R Foley; D Roberts (0-1), D Murphy (0-1), B Murphy (0-2); M Slye (1-0), P Jordan, S Spruhan. Subs: PJ Foley for D Slye; K Nolan for Spruhan.
Referee: P Ahern.
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