JOHN SCORED THE NEXT POINT IN THE 23RD MINUTE FROM PLAY AND THEN MINOR PLAYER RYAN CARROLL GOT A GOOD POINT ON THE 25TH MINUTE TO LEAVE THE SCORE 0-04 TO 0-03 TO BRIAN DILLONS. DILLONS GOT A GOOD POINT ON THE 27TH MINUTE AND THEN ROBERT KIND, THE PASSAGE GOALKEEPER, MADE A GREAT ONE HANDED SAVE AND THE BALL WAS CLEARD UP THE FIELD AND JOHN BYRNES GOT A FREE TO LEAVE THE SCORE AT HALF TIME - DILLONS 0-05 TO 0-04 .
PASSAGE PLAYED, BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, VERY POORLY IN THE FIRST HALF AND STARTED SLOWLY IN THE SECOND HALF WITH DILLONS GETTING THE FIRST SCORE ON THE 33RD MINUTE. THEN PASSAGE STARTED TO PLAY BETTER WITH POINTS FROM GRAHAM CARROLL IN THE 38th MINUTE AND JOHN BYRNES 4TH ON THE 39TH MINUTE. COREY HIGGINS WHO WAS HAVING A GOOD GAME AT LEFT HALF BACK CAME OFF INJURED AND WAS REPLACED BY JACK SOMMERS. NIALL MCCARTHY WAS REPLACED BY COLM DRISCOLL.
PASSAGE WENT INTO THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE 43RD MINUTE WITH ANOTHER JOHN BYRNES POINT AND WENT 2 POINTS IN FRONT ON THE 45TH MINUTE. PASSAGE THEN HAD ABOUT TWO GOOD CHANCES AT GOAL WHICH WERE BADLY MISSED AND LEFT BRIAN DILLONS BACK INTO THE GAME. THEIR CORNER FORWARD GOT A GOAL IN THE 49TH MINUTE TO PUT DILLONS BACK INTO THE LEAD. PASSAGE MISSED TWO MORE CHANCES AT POINTS BEFORE SHANE HOWARD SCORED  A POINT TO LEVEL THE MATCH ON THE 50TH MINUTE. AFTER THREE MORE FRUITLESS ATTACKS DILLONS GOT THE WINNING POINT WITH TWO MINUTES TO GO. FINAL SCORE BRIAN DILLONS 1-07 PASSAGE 0-09.
THIS TEAM HAVE GIVEN GREAT ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS AND THANKS MUST BE GIVEN TO KEVIN O BRIEN, TOMÁS LESTER AND CIARÁN O'REILLY FOR PREPARING THEM.