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UCD (2) 2 Shamrock Rovers (1) 4

SHAMROCK ROVERS become Ireland’s first major futsal champions with an impressive victory over UCD in the eircom FAI Under-21 Futsal League final.

Dave Campbell’s side produced a measured display to lift the title and clinch Ireland’s first UEFA Futsal Cup qualification spot.

The Hoops opened the scoring after four and a half minutes when Ciaran Kilduff released Dane Massey and he slotted the ball home for a lightening counterattack.

UCD equalised two minutes later when Fran Moran shot home from a tight angle with a neat flick.

Moran then reacted first to stick the Students in front in the tenth minute after Rovers keeper John Perkins could only parry a Damien Kelly shot.

The Students were unlucky not to extend their lead in the 13th minute when Moran clipped the Hoops crossbar with a snap shot.

Perkins was a hero for the Hoops when he made a brilliant save to deny Greg Bolger from a ten-metre penalty two minutes before the break.

The Hoops drew level just under three minutes after the restart thanks to a typically powerful run and strike by their leading scorer Ciaran Kilduff.

Mark Langtry gave Rovers control of the game four minutes later when he cut in from the left and fired past UCD keeper Declan O’Donnell to make it 3-2.

The Hoops extended their lead with eight minutes left when Darren Murphy put David Vickery through and he slipped the ball past O’Donnell.

Greg Bolger had a chance to cut the deficit with 55 seconds left but he blazed over from a ten-metre penalty and to compound his afternoon Bolger saw red 14 seconds from time.

UCD: Declan O’Donnell; Damien Kelly, Killian Gallagher, David Last, Shane Flynn, Greg Bolger, Tim Purcell, Ger O’Callaghan, Fran Moran, Eoin O’Cinneide, Darren Forsyth, James O’Sullivan.
Goals: Moran 2.

SHAMROCK ROVERS: John Perkins; Dane Massey, Darren Murphy, Mark Langtry, Brendan Dawson, Ciaran Kilduff, Graham Caffrey, David Vickery, Stephen Donegan.
Goals: Massey, Kilduff, Langtry, Vickery.



Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com