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Doonbeg 1-8 – St Joseph’s Miltown 1-7 at Doonbeg
DOONBEG’S work was done ahead of this encounter on Saturday evening – with five wins out of six they’d long since qualified for their fifth successive league semi-final.
Champions St Joseph’s Miltown didn’t have such a luxury, but in the end a one-point defeat was enough to keep the defence of their league title alive and tee up a semi-final clash with near neighbours Kilmurry Ibrickane.
Doonbeg took the points thanks to a strong second half display when they recovered from a 1-5 to 0-4 half-time deficit to get home by the minimum margin thanks to David Tubridy’s last minute point.
A goal by captain Kevin Nugent 15 minutes into the second half was the catalyst for this comeback, as it cancelled out Micheál Malone’s 20th minute effort for Miltown that was the big difference between the sides in the first half.
Miltown had opened the scoring through Dessie Molohan but three on the trot from David Tubridy (2) and Paul Dillon gave Doonbeg the initiative. Malone’s goal was followed by points from Eoin Curtin, Joe Curtin and Dessie Molohan as Miltown moved four clear.
However, Doonbeg weren’t to be denied once Nugent blasted to the net beyond Niall Quinn in the 45th minute, with David Tubridy steering them home to their sixth win from seven outings.
Doonbeg
Nigel Dillon, Joe Blake, Padraig Gallagher, Richie Vaughan, Brian Dillon (0-1), Padraig Ahern, Enda Doyle, ColmDillon (0-1), Brian Egan, Frank O’Dea, Kevin Nugent (1-0), Conor Downes (0-1), Paul Dillon, DavidTubridy (0-5), JamieWhelan.
Subs
EamonTubridy for Whelan.
St Joseph’s Miltown
Niall Quinn, David Cleary, Kevin Burke, Enda Malone, Michael Hehir (0-1), GrahamKelly, Gearóid Curtin, John Meade, Gary Egan (0-1), Eoin Curtin (0-1), Micheál Malone (1-0), Darragh McDonagh, DavidTalty, Dessie Molohan (0-3), Joe Curtin (0-1).
Subs
Gearóid Malone for Joe Curtin, Michael Barry for McDonagh
Man of the Match
David Tubridy (Doonbeg) Referee TomStackpoole (Ennistymon)