Milltown crowned Leinster Club Junior Champions with dramatic win over Glyde Rangers

AIB Leinster Club Junior Football Championship Final 2023

Milltown 1-9

Glyde Rangers 1-4

Milltown have been crowned Leinster Junior Champions following a dramatic win over Glyde Rangers in Manguard Park. Holding a one-point lead five minutes into the second half, Milltown were reduced to 14 men when Aaron Jacob was sent off for a high tackle.

The Kildare side would hold onto the lead and onto the lion's share of possession as they closed out for victory in this game. A superb Patrick Donohoe point gave Milltown a two-point buffer on 60 minutes, before Donohoe set up Declan McKenna for a last-minute goal into an empty net to make sure there was no doubt as Milltown achieved Leinster Championship glory.

Milltown, Declan McKenna 1-1, Conor Sheerin 0-3 (0-1 frees), Kevin Byrne 0-2, Patrick Donohoe 0-2 (0-1 frees), Aaron Jacob 0-1.

Glyde Rangers, Ciaran Sheridan 1-2 (0-1 45'), Brian Duffy 0-2 (0-1 frees).  

MILLTOWN: Alan Dignam; Jamie Cross, Cian Buckley, Sean Murphy; Aaron Jacob, Colin O'Shea, Shane Daly; Kevin Byrne, Conor Sheerin; Karl Heuston, Hugh Hamilton, Ben Curran; Declan McKenna, Ronan O'Shea, Patrick Donohoe. Subs: Calum Murphy for Hugh Hamilton (17 minutes), Aaron Walker for Karl Heuston (49 minutes).

GLYDE RANGERS: David Brennan; Fichra Sheridan, Conor McCullagh, Jack McKeever; Tadgh Kellett, Niall Sharkey, Conor Sheridan; Dion Conlon, Brian Duffy; Lee Finnegan, Killian Scott, Gerard Burton; Aaron Devlin, Alan Kirk, Ciaran Sheridan. Subs: Oisin Lynch for Lee Finnegan (9 minutes), Trevor O'Brien for Aaron Devlin (40 minutes), Leigh Byrne for Killian Scott (52 minutes).

Referee: Stephen Fagan (Wicklow)