DDSL make it a Four in a row of SFAI Umbro Kennedy Cup Titles
The DDSL held onto their National crown on Friday, emerging victorious at the SFAI Umbro Kennedy Cup tournament courtesy of a hard-earned win over Cork.
Ciaran Finnegan threatened to put a first goal of the tournament past the Dubs in the fourth minute but saw his snapshot saved by the legs of Dean Smith.
The DDSL grabbed the lead 24 minutes into the contest when Kevin Dempsey ghosted into the penalty area to meet Daniel Purdy’s cross-field pass and the right-winger showed poise to shoot low past Brian Cronin.
That lead was doubled three seconds after half-time through man of the match James Kavanagh with an opportunist shot directly from the restart.
Cork goalkeeper Cronin had to back-peddle to deal with the long-range effort but the ball skidded off the damp pitch and ended up in the net.
The DDSL defended resiliently for the remainder of the game and held on to capture a 23rd title for the largest league in the country.
The play-off to decide third place was between Donegal and Waterford. Donegal took the lead through an own goal but were pegged back with a Craig Keane equaliser. A penalty shoot-out followed where Donegal clinched third spot in sudden-death on a 4-3 score-line.
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