Parkville hosted Mill Celtic in Hawkins Lane this damp Sunday Morning. Mill Celtic started the game very well and their early pressure paid off when Padraig Carmony headed home a Dylan Wynne cross. Parkville woke up and picked up the pace from here. Some nice football saw Barry Flynn through on goal and he slotted the ball away nicely, but a late whistle ruled the goal out for offside. 5 minutes later Andy Madden played a lovely cross to the back post and Barry Flynn again hit the net with a lovely volley but unfortunately for Parkville it was also ruled offside. Mill went 2 nil up when Paul Kirwan finished a great move after half an hour. 7 minutes later Barry Flynn deservedly got his goal when he latched on to another through ball and slotted it into the bottom far corner to make it 1-2. Mill pushed on and Carmony scored again just on the stroke of halftime.
The second half was a much more even affair. On the 60-minute mark, Parkville thought they won a penalty when Jamie Byrne was taken down just inside the box. The decision could have gone either way but the referee awarded a free kick on the 18 yard line which came to nothing. There were no more goals despite some good chances at both ends. Both teams were reduced to ten men 5 minutes from time where it finished 1-3 the final score.
Best for Mill were Paddy Dunne, Paddy Moore and Padraic Carmony while best for Parkville were Martin Fitzgerald, Stephen Hunter and John Murphy.