WITH FIVE POINTS from play, Daniel Brennan was the man of the match in tonight’s Danske Bank Markey Cup (Ulster Schools Under-18A) final as Abbey Vocational School won the trophy for the first time.
The Donegal town school defeated Fermanagh Schools 1-12 to 1-5 at the Tyrone Centre of Excellence in Garvahey to put the cap on a fine campaign in which they came in under the radar having been knocked out of the Donegal championship at the semi-final stage.
Photo caption: Man of the match Daniel Brennan from Abbey Vocational School receiving the man of the match award from Hugo Clerkin tonight at Garvahey
But Pauric O’Donnell’s side steadied themselves on the provincial front and are now the toast of the town. There had been an exciting build-up and that in turn might’ve increased expectancy but Abbey let their talking get done on the pitch and can now look forward to the celebrations.
“It was a team performance,” Brennan said afterwards. “The build-up to this game – the new gear, the hype about the town, the hype about the school – it’d have counted for nothing had we not won today. We put in a good shift and made best use of the conditions.” ‘
Listen to Brennan’s interview with Charlie Collins below …
https://soundcloud.com/donegalsporthub-club-notes/abbeys-daniel-brennan-on-markey-cup-success
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