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Corofin 3-15 – O’Callaghan’s Mills 1-13 at Corofin
A MUCH needed win for intermediate side Corofin who took the scalp of an understrength Mills side on Saturday. The home side, boosted by the championship first round victory over Ennistymon, were in contrasting mood to a wounded O’Callaghan’s Mills side who still appeared to be picking through the bones of their disappointing championship derby defeat to Tulla. Only a point separated the sides at the break at 0-10 to 1-06 with Corofin coming to life after conceding a soft Gary Neville goal from distance at the turn of the opening quarter. That goal put the Mills five points clear but they would only score one more point until the break as Corofin rallied, led by centre-forward Declan Lee who picked off three eyecatching points on their way to the slenderest of half-time margins.
The game however was eventually decided in the third quarter after two quickfire Corofin goals through a Stephen Heagney free followed by one from full-forward Eamonn Malone. The Mills heads subsequently dropped and Corofin punished fruther in injury time when an Eamonn Malone shot was initially repelled and Stephen Heagney was on hand to steer the rebound to the net and push Corofin up the table.
Corofin
Patrick Burke, Darren Malone, Luke O’Loughlin, Keith O’Loughlin, MartinTierney (0-1), Gerry Quinn, Damien Ryan, John Keane, Fionn Clancy, Kevin Heagney (0-4), Declan Lee (0-3), Neil Killeen, Stephen Heagney (2-5 1-4f), Eamonn Malone (1-1), Killian Neylon (0-1)
Subs
Killian O’Loughlin for Neylon, Killian Malone for Keane
O’Callaghan’s Mills
James Hook, Sean O’Gorman, Ger Frost, Gerry Cooney, Damien Noonan, Conor Cooney, Bryan Donnellan, John McGrath, Gary Neville (1-3),Adrian Flaherty (0-4 3f), Patrick Donnellan (0-2),Aidan Fawl (0-1),Alan Duggan (0-1), Fergus Donovan, Eoin Pewter (0-2)
Subs
Michael McGrath for O’Gorman, Conor Cooney for Fawl, Ian Donnellan for Pewter
Referee
Damian Fox (WolfeTones)