Leinster SHC quarter-finalCuala (Dublin) 2-20Dicksboro (Kilkenny) 1-16Parnell ParkFive minutes into a Leinster club SHC quarter-final between Cuala and Dicksboro at Parnell Park yesterday, Darragh O’Connell played a ball down the left channel to Con O’Callaghan. The Cuala full forward was 48 metres from goal but as soon as he secured possession he headed in that direction. O’Callaghan, who was inside the 20-metre line before Cillian Buckley blocked his path, turned back from the roadblock and tapped the ball over the bar. O’Callaghan, who was crowned Young Footballer of the Year last week, has always had a goalscoring instinct. He showcased that assassin’s mindset in the first minutes of this year’s All-Ireland football semi-final and final, with brilliant strikes against Tyrone and…

Source: The Times November 06, 2017 01:18 UTC