Overview
- Ballyboden defeated Athy 2-18 to 1-14 at Croke Park to claim the Leinster senior club football crown.
- A wind-assisted spell after the break delivered a 1-9 to 0-1 run that turned a three-point interval lead into a decisive advantage.
- Ross McGarry scored 0-5, Colm Basquel added 0-4, and Patrick Dunleavy struck the second goal after Ryan Basquel’s first-half finish.
- Athy’s Kevin Feely led their scoring with 0-7, Sean Moore contributed 0-4, and Ben Purcell netted a late consolation goal.
- Ballyboden progress to the All-Ireland semi-final on 3/4 January to meet the Munster champions, as Dublin clubs have now won 11 of the last 13 Leinster titles.