Whitehall Colmcille and Tower’s Lusk into SFC2 final

Whitehall Colmcille booked their berth in the Dublin SFC2 decider after comfortably overcoming Templeogue Synge St 1-16 to 0-6 in Saturday’s semi-final at O’Toole Park.

Whitehall started very impressively and after just 13 minutes were 1-6 to 0-1 clear, Synger never recovered.

Dublin senior Cormac Costello led by example and scored 1-4 inside that opening dominant spell for the northsiders.

His goal came in the eighth minute when he applied the final touch from close range but he highlighted the full range of his powers in the opening spell by kicking a point from play off either foot, converted a free and a sideline to go with his goal.

The O’Donnell brothers Eoghan, at full-back, Niall and Enda did well for Colmcille as did Lee Gannon and by the break they led 1-10 to 0-3.

Niall Scully opened the scoring to the second period but there was no way back into contention for Synge Street.

In the second semi-final Round Tower, Lusk defeated Cuala, who lined out without the injured Con O'Callaghan, 1-13 to 0-15, after extra-time in O'Toole Park with Darragh Kelly getting the game's only goal.

Cormac Howley scored 0-6 (0-2f) and Liam Bohan hit 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '45') for Lusk with Jamie Keenan scoring 0-7 for Cuala.

Lusk defender, former Dublin minor (2016) and U21 (2017) Aaron Duffy (pictured, above), had an eventful day. After helping his side to victory after extra-time in O'Toole Park he travelled to Castlebar and came on as a second half sub for The Underdogs in their encounter with Mayo in MacHale Park which the Connacht county won 3-11 to 0-8.

Whitehall Colmcille will face Round Tower, Lusk in the SFC2 final next Sunday (November 3) in Parnell Park (2.0) in the curtain-raiser to the Dublin SFC1 final. Both teams are already guaranteed promotion to the 2020 SFC1.

In the Dublin SFC1 relegation play-off St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh defeated St Sylvester's 1-13 to 2-8 in Drumnigh to preserve their top-flight status, Bernard Brogan getting their goal. The Malahide side will join St Brigid's, who were beaten two weekends' ago by Skerries Harps (1-20 to 1-14) in their SFC1 relegation play-off, in the 2020 SFC2.