All-Ireland Minor Football Final – Sunday, 2nd September 2018
Kerry 0-21 Galway 1-14
(Report: Courtesy – gaa.ie)
Kerry completed a historic drive for five Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football titles in a row by beating Galway in this afternoon’s Final in Croke Park.
They had to show character as well as quality to pull it off, because they were in a deep hole when they trailed by 1-8 to 0-4 after 26 minutes of the first half.
Galway had kicked an unanswered 1-7 to roar into that seven-point lead and were playing with great confidence, but a rally just before half-time gave Kerry hope and they were magnificent in the second 30 minutes.
Galway’s Ryan Monahan scored the first point of the match after just 18 seconds, but it was Kerry who looked the better team in the first ten minutes of the match.
MATCH REPORT: @Kerry_Official win a historic fifth Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football title in a row after a come from behind victory over @Galway_GAA.
— The GAA (@officialgaa) September 2, 2018
Scorers for Galway: Matthew Cooley 0-5 (4f), Tony Gill 1-0, Tomo Culhane 0-2, Conor Raftery 0-2, Ryan Monaghan 0-1, Liam Judge 0-1, Eoghan Tinney 0-1, Oisin Gormley 0-1, Paul Kelly 0-1.
GALWAY: Donie Halloran; Ethan Walsh, Sean Black, Cian Deane; Ryan Monaghan, Tony Gill, Cathal Sweeney; Paul Kelly, Conor Raftery; Liam Judge, Aidan Halloran, Sean Horkan; Eoghan Tinney, Daniel Cox, Matthew Cooley.
Subs: Oisin Gormley for Sean Horkan (39), Tomo Culhane for Daniel Cox (45), Oisin Gormley for Aidan Halloran (47), Conor Halbard for Cathal Sweeney (50), Cian Hernon for Liam Judge (55), Eanna McCormack for Matthew Cooley (64)
GALWAY GAA: 2018 Galway Daily Minor Footballer of the Year https://t.co/0lKkIzBXaM
— Galway Daily (@GalwayDaily) September 3, 2018
