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LEINSTER VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS -SENIOR GAELIC FOOTBALL FINAL*
28 January, 2012
Hotshot Fitzpatrick in groove
KILDARE 2-11
DUBLIN 2-8Kildare’s Wayne Fitzpatrick scored a sensational 2-7 – despite playing with a broken finger on his right hand – as Kildare lifted a provincial title on their home patch in Newbridge.
Dublin raced into a 1-4 to 0-1 lead by the 21st minute, Shane Hickey scoring their goal. However, they failed to score again until the 50th minute as Fitzpatrick took charge. His first goal came in the 23rd minute when he pounced on a rebound and midway through the second half he bagged another with a brilliant strike into the top corner.
Kildare were nine points up with two minutes to play but Dublin rallied, with Adam Rodgers converting a penalty.
They followed that with three quick-fire points, but Kildare survived and now move on to play Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final on February 18.
SCORERS:
KIIdare: W Fitzpatrick 2-7 (5f), N Flynn 0-3 (1f), R Casey 0-1.
Dublin: A Rodgers l-7 (1-0 pen, 4fs) S Hickey 1-0, G Hannigan 0-1KILDARE: D Byrne, H Flaherty, T O’Connell, E Farrelly, C O’Donoghue, B Nolan, E Dempsey, A Bannon-
DUBLIN: Darren Brennan, Ashley Lenihan, G Hannigan, D Allen, E McLoughlin, T Quinn, C Neville, T Ó Laitimh, Dean Brennan, C Flynn, T Devlin, Brian Mallon, A Rodgers, C McLoughlin, S Hickey. Subs C O’Gara for C McLoughlin (h-t), S Jones for Flynn (45), J Dwyer for E McLoughlin (47), N Kelly for Dean Brennan (57) Ref- J Curley-
Note:
1. The Dublin team was made up of players from CDVEC and Co Dublin VEC.
2. Ashley Lenihan (St Kevin’s) Brian Mallon (Plunket College), Kevin Curtis and Paddy Ellis (Coláiste Dhúlaigh) were the CDVEC representatives on the panel.*Irish Independent, January 30, 2012.
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