18 November 2011
The Clare Post Primary Schools Futsal Finals were held last Wednesday at Shannon Leisure Centre
St. Flannan’s College, Ennis had a fantastic campaign in both the boys and girls section capturing the double.
The SAINTS defeated a gallant Ennistymon CBS in the boys final while the girls put the icing on the cake when they overcame Spanish Point in their final.
The exciting nature of futsal was evident in the boy’s final, as St. Flannan’s raced into a 7-0 half time lead.
However the Ennistymon CBS side began to claw back the lead and got as close as 7 – 5 with two minutes remaining before Maurice Nugent sealed the title for the Ennis side with the final goal just as the noise of the final whistle was heard.
This year’s boy’s competition saw 11 boys teams enter comprising of 7 schools from the following schools: Ennistymon CBS, Spanish Point, St. Flannan’s College, Rice College, Ennis, St. Caimin’s College, Shannon, St. Patrick’s Comprehensive, Shannon, and Gort Community College.
The girl’s futsal competition was another fantastic display of futsal and proved to be of a very high standard. The group saw 7 teams from 6 Schools compete. These included St. Flannan’s College, St. Caimin’s College, Shannon, St. Patrick’s Comprehensive, Rice College Ennis, Spanish Point and Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon all entering to set a new record for participation among Clare’s Post Primary schools.
After a series of very close games, a very well balanced St. Flannan’s College emerged victorious after defeating Spanish Point in a dramatic final.
St. Flannan’s College now looks forward to representing Clare at next Tuesday’s Munster Finals which will be held in Nenagh Arena in Tipperary.
Report courtesy of Denis Hynes, Development Officer for Clare
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