Oatlands College u 14 Champions!!!

Oatlands College U14 Gaelic football team created history on Wednesday 6^th December by winning the Dublin “C” Championship for the first time in our history.

        In a tough, keenly contested final over Old Bawn, Oatlands prevailed on a score line of 4-4 to 0-11. Goals from Mark Kavanagh (2), Giovanni Bocarossa and James Kavanagh proved to be the killer blows in a game which was played on Thomas Davis all weather pitch in Tallaght.

         Oatlands got off to a flying start with Mark Kavanagh getting an excellent goal after a surging run from midfield.  However Old Bawn were a dominant team in the first half, and Oatlands were lucky to be going in at half time with the scores level, 1-2 to 0-5. The inspirational full-back line of David Devereux, man of the match Jamie Fernandez and Ian Goulding keeping Oatlands in the game.

          The 2^nd half saw a great improvement in the Oatlands performance. Driven on by Ronan Carney, Dillon Mulligan and Niall Murphy the Oatlands attack scored the crucial goals that broke the resistance of Old Bawn.

          Jack Memery and Thomas Clarke both worked tirelessly in attack, winning possession time and time again. Sean Mahon and Ryan Moore played big roles when introduced as subs, with Paul Sheridan, John Huben and Mark Murnaghan all doing well.

          Credit must also go to all panel members, and also those players who didn’t make the panel but who trained hard all year.

          Oatlands can now look forward to a Leinster Semi-Final after Christmas with confidence, knowing that a repeat of their 2^nd half performance should go a long way towards a place in the Leinster Final.