Palmerstown edge Old Bawn to bag Bedlow
Palmerstown FC clinched the UCFL Sidney Bedlow Cup

Palmerstown edge Old Bawn to bag Bedlow

A GOAL just 30 seconds into the first period of extra time was enough to see Palmerstown FC land the UCFL Sidney Bedlow Cup as they beat Old Bawn FC 2-1 in the final held in Frank Cooke Park last weekend, reports John Mooney.

The Tallaght side put up a great fight, but the sending off of Andre Fenlon with 12 minutes to go put pay to any hopes of them landing the silverware as Palmerstown took full advantage.

They were gaining the upper hand until Fenlon made a rash challenge, giving referee Joe O’Hanlon no option but to produce a red, and, from that point on, there was only going to be one outcome.

Old Bawn went in front eight minutes in when Jay Heffernon sent in a low free kick that Palmerstown keeper parried into the path of Josh Enright and he bundled the ball home.

The Town responded positively, but Old Bawn netminder, Jordan Keating was in fine form and kept the attack at bay.

However, he was finally beaten on the half hour mark when his punched clearance to the edge of the area was picked up by Ryan Casserly, whose shot evaded everyone and ended up in the back of the net.

It was set up nicely for the second half and within ten minutes of the whistle Keating denied Casserly his second – the goalkeeper’s heroics inspiring Old Bawn to get to grips with Palmerstown.

That was until Fenlon saw red and Palmerstown began to turn the screw although they did have to wait until extra time to edge in front.

The ball was worked out right to Shane Benson who whipped in a cross that Calvin Doolin smashed home, sending the Palmerstown FC support wild.

PALMERSTOWN FC: A. Murphy, C. Cody, R. Caserly, R. Young, C. Fullam, W. O’Callaghan, S. Whelan, D.Robinson, S. Quinn, A. Lambe, S. Benson, F. HUghes (Quinn), J. Nevin (Benson), J. O’Connor (Young), C. Dunne.E. Griffin.

OLD BAWN FC: J. Keating, R. Durnin, G. Buckley, A. Lynch, A. Fenlon, O. Finnegan, J. Enright, R. Tate, C. Kehoe, A. Glover, J. Heffernan, G. Wilson (Lynch), P. Lyons (Finnegen), C. Flood, B. Fox, C. Jenkins.

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