The action continued on day two of the three-day Colleges and Universities League Festival of Finals at Athlone Town Stadium with the Division Three and Four winners decided.

Maynooth University ‘C’ were crowned Division Three champions with a 3-1 victory over Dundalk IT ‘B’. While in the Division Four decider the holders UCC ‘D’ went on a goal spree to hit eight without reply against Griffith College Dublin and retain their title.

Division Three Final

Maynooth University ‘C’ 3 Dundalk IT ‘B’ 1
Maynooth University ‘C’ Goals: Christopher Nwankwo x 2, Gerald Okoeguale
Dundalk IT ‘B’ Goal: Victor Ihemeje

Maynooth have striker Christopher Nwanko to thank for his brace of goals, one in each half, which sustained them when they were forced to play most of the second half with 10 men.

Gerald Okoeguale was given his marching orders by referee Paul Tone for a challenge on the Dundalk ‘keeper Cillian Rice which earned him a second yellow card, having already been booked in the opening half.

Okoeguale had been proving a threat to the Dundalk defence throughout the first-half and had given Maynooth an early lead. The goal came in the 15th minute and it was set up by Destiny Asemota with a brilliant cross from the right flank that Okoeguale met first time to fire past a helpless Rice.

Just over ten minutes later Maynooth doubled their advantage with the first of Nwankwo’s goals. The striker picked up a loose clearance inside the Dundalk area and did well under pressure to slot home.

Maynooth then missed a great chance to make it 3-0 as half-time drew nearer when Okoeguale blazed his penalty kick high over the crossbar after Nwankwo was impeded by Dundalk goalkeeper Rice.

Dundalk went close to getting a goal back from Shane O'Brien with two well delivered free kicks but Maynooth ‘keeper Andrew Skerritt comfortably held them. The dismissal of Okoeguale in the opening minutes of the second half put Maynooth in a vulnerable position and for a while Dundalk looked like getting a goal back.

Thomas Daly went close for the Louth men and it was Nwankwo who settled Maynooth when he grabbed a third goal and his second of the game. Gerard O’Connor’s cross from the right was blocked by Rice and when the ball fell for Sam Barnes, he set up Nwankwo to apply the finish.

Victor Ihemeje finally managed to net a goal for Dundalk with 10 minutes remaining and in the final minutes Thomas Daly tested Maynooth goalkeeper Andrew Skerritt but it was too little too late and the Kildare men took the honours.

Maynooth University ‘C’: Andrew Skerritt; Aaron O’Brien, Lord Agyapong, Emmanuel Gyamfi, Paul Kelly; Sultan Adeneken, Joseph McBride; Gerald Okoeguale, Sam Barnes, Destiny Asemota; Christopher Nwankwo. Subs: Emmanuel James (for McBride 49), Gerard O’Connor (for Asemota 64), Josh Akansi (for Nwankwo 83), Fortune Oboyo (for O’Brien 89). Subs not used: David Boyle, James Kelly, Sean Martin.

Dundalk IT ‘B’: Cillian Rice; Farai Chari, Michael Adeboyega, Gary Maher, Ronnick Achums; Emmanuel Ikwuegbu, Dara Akinade; Bradley Abbedeen, Thomas Daly, Shane O’Brien; Victor Ihemeje. Subs: Sahnoon Buye (for Ikwuegbu 33), Terence McDonnaid (for Chari 65), Ollie McClair (for Akinade 72), Dominion Owunomni (for Achums 80), Danny Halpin (for Abbedeen 86). Subs not used: Osama Keridding, Brian Brady.

Division Four Final

Griffith College Dublin 0 UCC ‘D’ 8
UCC ‘D’ Goals: Michael Nolan x 4, Liam Hogan, Ewan Lee, Conor Docherty, Roger Timon

The Division Four final turned out to be a rather one-sided affair as UCC ‘D’ proved to be much the stronger side against a disappointing Griffith College, running out comfortable 8-0 winners to retain the title.

The goals started to arrive shortly after the start with Liam Hogan and Ewan Lee scoring within the first seven minutes. Michael Nolan then found the net three times in a six-minute spell for his hat-trick just before the half hour mark.

Griffith were reduced to 10 men early in the second half when Emeka Anadi was red carded and the Cork side took full advantage to go 6-0 ahead through Conor Docherty. Nolan struck again to grab his fourth of the game and Roger Timon rounded off the scoring with goal number eight towards the finish.

Griffith College Dublin: Afik Danish; James Merriman, Moritz Messerer, James Donaldson, Emmet Phelan, Felix Sauter, Aurelien Tabard, Emeka Anadi, Dean Sutcliffe, Mert Coskun, Thibauld Guinard. Subs: Bennet Bethmann (for Merriman 60), John Kingsley (for Tabard 60), Leon Bruns (for Coskun 60). Subs not used Patrick Madubuko.

UCC ‘D’: Eoin O’Donnell’ David Kilmartin, David Rogers, Sam Morrissey, Cian Connolly; Conor Quirke, Daniel Donovan; Michael Nolan, Ewan Lee, Conor Docherty; Liam Hogan. Subs: Alan Conway (for Lee 35), Tom Gardiner (for Quirke 55), Michael Fogarty (for Nolan 71), Luke O’Halloran (for Hogan 75), Roger Timon (for Docherty 76). Subs not used: Caimin Ayres, David Holland.