\u200bCuala 1-15
\nKilmacud Crokes 0-15<\/p>\n
Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A STORMING FINAL few minutes from Cuala ensured that they claimed back-to-back Dublin SHC titles for the first time though only after flirting with disaster at Parnell Park.<\/p>\n Mattie Kenny\u2019s men roared into a 1-7 to 0-1 lead early on and looked to have victory sewn up even at that stage but remarkably found themselves two down after 54 minutes.<\/p>\n Crokes, the 2012 and 2014 champions, dominated the second half in what proved to be the ultimate game of two halves and should have held on for the win.<\/p>\n But having scored just one point, and that from a free, in the opening 24 minutes of the second half, Cuala somehow found their range late on to outscore Crokes by 0-6 to 0-1.<\/p>\n It sealed a slightly flattering three-point win for the Dalkey men who will play Borris-Kilcotton of Laois in the AIB Leinster club championship next Sunday.<\/p>\n But it was tough on Crokes who showed real character to reel off eight points in a row in the third quarter of the game having hit the interval trailing by 1-8 to 0-4.<\/p>\n Ollie Baker\u2019s side got the worst possible start when they fell 1-5 to 0-0 down and they didn\u2019t score until the 24th minute.<\/p>\n Colm Cronin, who finished with 1-3 for Cuala, hit an early goal and Crokes looked rattled with Oisin O\u2019Rorke wasting two great chances for frees.<\/p>\n O\u2019Rorke recovered though and finished with a 10-point tally that including some fine scores from play during that storming second half.<\/p>\n Substitute Dillon Mulligan also weighed in with three points for the Glenalbyn side who led 0-14 to 1-9 with six minutes remaining.<\/p>\n Cuala looked flat out of ideas but somehow rose to the challenge and finished superbly with points from Nicky Kenny, Cronin, Sean Treacy and Mark Schutte to win a memorable game.<\/p>\n Scorers for Cuala: Colm Cronin 1-3, David Treacy 0-5 (0-4f), Nicky Kenny 0-3, Mark Schutte 0-2, Sean Moran, Sean Treacy 0-1.<\/p>\n Scorers for Kimacud Crokes: Oisin O\u2019Rorke 0-10 (0-5f, 0-2 65), Dillon Mulligan 0-3, Caolan Conway, Fergal Whitely 0-1.<\/p>\n \n Cuala celebrate their Dublin SHC victory in the dressing rooms.<\/p>\n Source: Ryan Byrne\/INPHO<\/p>\n Cuala<\/p>\n 1. Sean Brennan<\/p>\n 2. Oisin Gough 5. Jake Malone 8. Sean Moran 10. Cian Waldron 15. Sean Treacy Subs: Kilmacud Crokes<\/p>\n 1. Matt Collins<\/p>\n 2. Niall Corcoran 5. Bill O\u2019Carroll 21. Robert O\u2019Loughlin 15. Ryan O\u2019Dwyer 12. Fergal Whitely Subs: Referee: Sean Stack (Parnells)<\/p>\n The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!<\/p>\n
\n3. Cian O\u2019Callaghan
\n4. Simon Timlin<\/p>\n
\n6. Paul Schutte
\n7. John Sheanon<\/p>\n
\n9. Darragh O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n
\n11. Colm Cronin
\n12. David Treacy<\/p>\n
\n13. Nicky Kenny
\n14. Mark Schutte<\/p>\n
\n24. Con O\u2019Callaghan for Waldron (43)<\/p>\n
\n3. Ronan Walsh
\n4. Jamie Clinton<\/p>\n
\n6. Jack Doughan
\n8. Cian MacGabhann<\/p>\n
\n9. Naomhan O Riordain<\/p>\n
\n14. Oisin O\u2019Rorke
\n26. Caolan Conway<\/p>\n
\n10. Ross O\u2019Carroll
\n11. Sean McGrath<\/p>\n
\nDillon Mulligan for O\u2019Loughlin 30<\/p>\n