DCU 0-14 IT Carlow 0-7: Dochas Eireann claim Sigerson Cup
Wednesday 29 January 2020 21:13, UK
DCU are Sigerson Cup champions for the fifth time, and for the first occasion since 2015, after a 0-14 to 0-7 final win over IT Carlow on Wednesday night.
The north Dublin side, who recorded comprehensive wins over Queen's University Belfast and UCD in recent weeks, were too strong for the Carlow outfit as they out-pointed their opponents in a low-scoring affair.
IT Carlow's run came to an end, after beating IT Tralee, UCC and Letterkenny IT en route to the decider.
DCU Dochas Eireann spurned a number of goal chances in the first half, which kept ITC in the contest.
However, the dominance of Paddy Christie's charges eventually began to tell on the scoreboard. Dublin goalkeeper Evan Comerford, Monaghan stars Micheal Bannigan and David Garland, along with Shane Carthy, added points to give them a three-point lead at the break, 0-5 to 0-2.
Pat Critchley would not have been too disappointed with his team's deficit at the break, given how the half panned out.
However, the game opened up in the second half, and despite the impressive performance of Cian Farrell, ITC began to get overrun.
The Dublin outfit were finding space and picking their opponents apart. Paddy Small was lively in the forwards, as they stretched clear.
A late fisted point from Sean Bugler ensured the seven-point victory for DCU, and, on the balance of the entire campaign, few can disagree that worthy winners prevailed.
