County Under 21 Title goes to Mooncoin

 Mooncoin put in an excellent performance to claim victory against Erin’s Own in the J.J. Kavanagh & Sons County Roinn A Under 21 final on Sunday afternoon in Nowlan Park.Erin’s Own got off to a great start going ahead by 1-1 after just 5 minutes into the game.However Mooncoin enjoyed the better of exchanges for the balance of the half  while holding the ‘Comer men scoreless and were well worth their interval lead of 6 points – Mooncoin 1-7 to Erin’s Own 1-1.  Erin’s Own came back into the game in what was a most exciting second half and a second goal for the northern champions reduced the deficit to the minimum but Mooncoin responded well to the pressure to win the title they last held in 1983. Final score Mooncoin 1-15 Erin Own 2-08.  The winning team was Niall  O’Hanlon, Shane Walsh, Cormac Daly (capt.) Naill Madden, David Kearns, Eamon Henneby, Seamus Kearns, Thomas Healy, PJ Rowe, Danny Purcell, Mark Fitzgerald, Aidan Walsh, Stephen Crowley, Tomas Kearns, JP Purcell Subs Nicky Hennebry for Thomas Healy, Liam Walsh, Ethan Ryan, John Healy, Eoin Crowley, Brian Meade, Niall Dowling, Richie Doyle, Christopher Norris, Ian Walsh, Colin Walsh, Thomas Walsh.