PHOTOS: Clontarf, Na Gaeil And Churchill The Winners At Lee Strand U14 Tournament

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Churchill winners of the Billy Breen Memorial Shield. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin

TWELVE teams took part with 18 qualifying matches and three finals played at the annual Lee Strand Milk/Denis O’Connor/Austin Stacks Football Tournament at Connolly Park on Saturday.

Heavy downpours and thunder and lightning did not interfere with the progress of the day’s games, with Mike Lynch and his hardworking team of volunteers had everything well organised with nothing left to chance.

The teams taking part were Austin Stacks; Na Gaeil; Churchill; Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats; An Ghaeltacht; Nemo Rangers; Clontarf; Stradbally; Oranmore/Maree; Salthill/Knocknacarra; Ennistymon; Ballyboden/St. Endas.

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Paddy Allen presents Na Gaeil captain Cillian Griffin with the Abie Allen Plate. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin

The Abie Allen Plate was played between Na Gaeil and Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats on The Nuns Field, with Na Gaeil proving victorious on a score of 3-6 to 0-3.

Paddy Allen (brother of the late Abie Allen) visited from his home in Cork to present with winning captain, Cillian Griffin with the Plate.

The Man of the Match award was presented to Gearoid Moynihan and winners medals presented to all the team.

Paddy Allen presents Na Gaeil captain Gearóid Moynihan with the Man of the Match award. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin

The Billy Breen Memorial Shield was played on the main pitch, a local derby between Austin Stacks and Churchill, with Churchill proving stronger on a scoreline of 0-5 to 0-0.

Lilian McMahon Breen presented the Billy Breen Shield to Churchill captain, Billy Clifford.  All the team received medals.

Lilian McMahon Breen presented the Billy Breen Shield to Churchill captain, Billy Clifford. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin

The Lee Strand Cup was contested on the main pitch between Oranmore/Maree of Galway and Clontarf.

This proved to be a ding-dong affair and there was only a kick of a ball in it at the end, with victory going to the Dublin outfit on a scoreline of 2-5 to 2-4 (having led at half time 1-2 to 2 points.) Clontarf won the Lee Strand Cup when the competition was last held in 2019 at Under 13.

James Sugrue, representing Lee Strand Milk, presented the Cup to Clontarf captain, Luke Power.  Paul and Denis Jnr. O’Connor (sons of the late Denis O’Connor) presented the Man of the Match and Player of the Tournament Trophies.

Denis presented the Man of the Match award to Clontarf player, Daniel Rush and Paul presented the James Hobbert trophy for Player of the Tournament to Clontarf’s David Barr.  Both Clontarf and Oranmore/Maree players were presented with finalists medals. Scroll down for photos by Adrienne McLoughlin…

Paul O’Connor presents the Player of the Tournament to Clontarf’s David Barr. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
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Denis Jnr. O’Connor presents the Man of the Match award to Clontarf player, Daniel Rush. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
An Ghaeltacht. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
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Austin Stacks. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
Kerins O’Rahillys. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
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Na Gaeil. Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
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Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
Photo: Adrienne McLoughlin
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