Naas AFC 5 – 5 Kilcullen AFC | Saturday, 7 March 2026 | Boys U17 (2009) — Premier Division
Call it madness. Call it magic. Call it the greatest schoolboy match you’ll see all season. Naas AFC’s U17 Premier side and Kilcullen AFC served up a 10-goal barnstormer for the ages — featuring goals galore, a controversial ‘Hand of Kilcullen’, questionable refereeing, and a gut-wrenching equaliser deep in stoppage time.
CONOR FAGAN was the main man — the striker was simply unstoppable. Just two minutes in, Isaac Cramer fired an early warning shot wide. Moments later, Fagan left three defenders spinning before forcing a great save. But on 11 minutes, he stepped over a free kick and threaded a stunning low shot through the wall. The keeper had no chance. 1-0 NAAS!
The lead was short-lived. An unfortunate own goal on 18 minutes levelled it at 1-1. But Naas roared back — on 24 minutes Fagan was hauled down in the box, picked himself up, and slotted the penalty himself. Cool. Calm. Class. 2-1!
Kilcullen equalised from a free kick on 30 minutes to make it 2-2, but Fagan — utterly unstoppable — completed his HAT-TRICK on 33 minutes, guided in by Sean Onwere’s assist. 3-2 NAAS!
Then, the sucker punch. Kilcullen equalised just before the break. 3-3 at half-time! Chaos.
The second half was even wilder. Liam O’Shea smashed a 25-yarder off the crossbar. Dawid Kolter’s follow-up flew over. Naas pushed, pushed, pushed — and when Matthew Greene burst forward in an unlikely attacking run and teed up Fagan, the striker slid in his FOURTH of the game. 4-3!
Then, the incident of the season. Huey Phelan whipped in a ball that somehow deceived the keeper entirely — a cross that became a goal. 5-3! Phelan nearly doubled his tally moments later but the crossbar intervened.
Naas were surely home and dry… weren’t they? With the fourth official holding up six minutes of added time (which somehow became TEN), Kilcullen struck TWICE in the dying moments to snatch an incredible 5-5 draw. Cue chaos on the touchline.
Two points dropped? A point gained? Only the final league table will tell.