Leitrim defeat Mourne to win U-14 Hurling championship Shield Final

Leitrim Won the U-14 Hurling championship Shield against a determined Mourne side in St John’s pitch on Saturday. The first half was a close and low scoring affair. It was doninated by midfielders Caolan McAleenan (Leitrim) and man of the match Adam White (Mourne) The second half became a difficult affair to referee with players becoming involved in several off the ball incidents. It was Leitrim who maintained the better focus and inspite the hard work of Mournes’ Dailth Young and Declan Doyle Leitrim’s Joe Moorehead and Paddy Keenan both hit the net from close range to leave Mourne trailing by 7 with a few minutes left. Leitrims’ Paddy Joe McCumiskey pointed a 40 yard free with a few minutes left to finish the scoring.

Whilst both teams had some good hurlers their biggest problem was scoring. The margin of Leitrim’s vistory was unfair to the Mourne team who were a match for them through out the field but failed to capitalise on their oppertunities in front of goal.