Match report courtesy of Dermot Clarke in the Evening Herald.

"O'Neill 'Trick Buries Diggers":-
Sam's Pace and Power prove the difference for five-star Clontarf as Glasnevin pay price for poor finishing.....

Glasnevin FC: 2
Clontarf FC: 5

Early on in this encounter i made a little prediction to myself that Glasnevin would run out comfortable winners and that Rafael Nunes would be the difference between the two sides.
It would not be classed as a bold prediction as the home side seemed more of a unit and Nunes is a Brazilian and was wearing the No 10 shirt, Brazilians wearing 10 are usually quite usefull.
Well Nunes played well but it was his opposite number Sam O'Neill that stole the show with a hat-trick as Clontarf ran out comfortable 5-2 winners in the end, that's how much i know.
The Diggers took an early lead when they prospered from a goalmouth me-lee following a corner and Kearns rifled home from on five. On 10, 'Tarf were level when Paddy Byrne failed to hold a Graham Moir free-kick.
It was the home side who went in ahead however, when Sean Johnston's defence splitting pass found Brian Blood free and he kept his head and slid home past Sam Kelly in the Clontarf nets.
The visitors levelled matters in minute 59 when Byrne and his centre-back got into a bit of a tangle from a Shane Barry cross and a delightful chip from Muir made it 2-2.
Thereafter, the visitors seemed content to soak up the opposition's advances and rely on the breaks. It proved to be a decent plan. Nunes squandered a glorious oppurtunity on 62 when he missed the target with only Kelly to beat.
Then Riley struck the upright with a header from a Colin Daly cross before Clontarf took the lead.
O'Neill showed decent pace to nip in between 'keeper and centre-half and head home a long range clearance from Sean Kinane.
O'Neill effectively wrapped up proceedings when he again showed electric pace to slot home another long clearance with 11 left on the clock.
And he then bagged his hat-trick in the dying moments and gathering gloom when he raced clear again to round off a perfect day for he and his Clontarf team-mates.
The scoreline does tend to flatter the visitors somewhat and Glasnevin will be ruing a number of missed chances as they play back the tapes on this one.

Team Line-up:

Paddy Byrne (GK)

James Lynch (LB)
Ian Daly (CB)
Mark McCauley (CB)
Sean Johnston (RB)

Eddie Riley (LM)
Colin Daly (CM)
Keith Kearns (CM)
Jake Warren (RM)

Brian Blood (FW)
Rafael Nunes (FW)

Subs:
Padraig Tansey (For Eddie Riley on 75)
Karl Hearns
Aiden Topley