Brawl spoils close tie

Colleges Football Leinster SF A/Marist, Athlone 1-13 Moyne CS 0-11: Extra-time was required before Marist College eventually…

Colleges Football Leinster SF A/Marist, Athlone 1-13 Moyne CS 0-11:Extra-time was required before Marist College eventually saw off Moyne CS in this Leinster football clash at Tubberclair yesterday.

A much improved second half and extra-time showing was enough to seal victory for the Athlone side, who had trailed by a single point at the interval following a turgid opening period.

But the game will be remembered for the disgraceful scenes which occurred at the end of extra-time, when players and substitutes from both sides became involved in a free-for-all brawl which took team mentors several minutes to diffuse.

SCORERS: Marist College: A Kennedy 1-3 (2 frees), D Sammon 0-3 (2 frees), C McCormack 0-3 (1 free), D Fagan 0-2, R Buckley 0-1, S Mulvihill 0-1. Moyne CS: P King 0-4, R McEntire 0-3 (3f), D Hyland 0-2 (1 free), J Farley 0-1, K Whelan 0-1.