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Liscannor 0-8 – Miltown 1-4 at Liscannor
DEFENDING champions St Joseph’s Miltown have yet to register a victory in the 2011 Cusack Cup after suffering defeat to Liscannor by the narrowest of margins on Sunday.
After an opening day draw with Kilrush, Miltown were embroiled in another tight contest with county finalists Liscannor who held on to secure their first competitive win of the year.
With weather conditions dominating proceedings, it was the proverbial game of two halves as backed by a strong wind in the first half, the home side stormed into a five point lead, with their triumvirate of Alan Clohessy (3), Ronan Slattery and Kieran Considine getting on the scoreboard.
Miltown on the other hand, found the going tough early on but were handed a major lifeline when a defensive error allowed Enda Malone to goal for the holders. Liscannor did recover with points through Davy McDonagh and Clohessy to lead by 0-7 to 1-0 at the break but that goal took the gloss off the home side’s first half display, with Miltown having the strong wind at their backs for the second period. The expectant fightback was severely hampered however only minutes after the restart when Kevin Keavey was dismissed for a second yellow but Miltown eventually set tled through a Joe Curtin point to cut the deficit to a goal. Further drama ensued for Miltown when Curtin earned his side a penalty only to see Sean Malone put the resulting kick wide while up the other end, county senior Clohessy scored what was to prove a crucial point for his side at 0-8 to 1-1.
The introduction of talisman Dessie Molohan saw the lead slashed to only the minimum with time running out but they could not get the crucial score to get anything out of the game, including a late Joe Curtin shot that was saved by goalkeeper Noel Kilmartin. He gave Liscannor their first win of the campaign and leapfroged their opponents in the process.
Liscannor
Noel Kilmartin, Shane Canavan, Davy McDonagh (0-1), Michael Foley, Robbie Lucas, Ronan Slattery (0-1), Denis Murphy, Joe Considine,Alan Flaherty, Niall Considine, Johnny Considine, Ger Considine, Kieran Considine,Alan Clohessy (0-5), Kieran Considine (0-1)
Sub
David Commane for Nagle
St Joseph’s Miltown
Niall Quinn, Enda Malone, Gordon Kelly, David Cleary, Gearoid Curtin, Kevin Burke, Ian Sexton, Sean Meade, Darragh McDonagh, Brian Curtin, Garry Egan, Kevin Keavey, John Meade, Sean Malone, Joe Curtin (1-1)
Subs
GrahamKelly for Burke, Martin Barry for Egan, Dessie Molohan (0-3) for S. Malone, Enda O’Gorman for McDonagh
Man of the Match
Alan Clohessy (Liscannor) Referee Pat Cosgrove (Corofin)