SJ.B Academy under 19s defeated in Shield

The SJ.B under 19s were defeated in the Shield competition by Shelbourne last Sunday in Tolka Park at the quarter final stage. Captain Dragos Mamaliga missed out through injury. The game finished 0-0 after extra time with Shelbourne advancing 7-6 on penalties.  Niall Barr, Piotr Suberlak, Joshua Ojelabi, Riyad Simon, Jack Gallagher, Keelin O’Connell all scored in the penalty shootout. Sub keeper Jack Kelly, who came on as a late sub for Dylan Hennessy, saw his shot saved by the Shelbourne keeper in the sudden death. Unfortunately, Dylan Hennessy suffered a broken arm in the game.

Under 19 team v. Shelbourne: 25 Jordan Walker, 2 Jack Gallagher, 3 Jamie Crilly, 4 Riyad Simon, 6 Dylan Hennessy, 9 James Vance, 11 Piotr Suberlak, 15 Joshua Ojelabi, 16 Niall Barr, 18 David Gilshenan, 20 Timmy Ilori.  Subs: 1 Jack Kelly (for D. Hennessy 117m), 13 Aaron Hennessy (for Gilshenan 93m), 17 Keelin O’Connell (for Ilori 83m), 22 Mazen Agamy