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St Breckan’s 1-7 – Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-7 at Ennistymon
FOLLOWING on their intermediate and Under 21B successes last year, St Breckan’s are back on the trail for silverware following their last four victory over Kilmurry Ibrickane’s second string on Sunday.
Ironically, it was one of their own that ultimately sunk the west Clare side with Eric Murrihy’s sixth minute goal proving the difference in the end.
It didn’t appear as if it would work out that way in the opening half however as the Lisdoonvarna side used the wind advantage to build up a 1-6 to 0-2 advantage, beginning with Murrihy’s goal, intermingled with points from Pat Nagle (3 frees), Conor Cormican, Denis O’Driscoll and Murrihy.
The third quarter was an extremely low scoring affair with Kilmurry Ibrickane failing to eat into St Breckan’s advantage despite the backing of the gale.
Odran O’Dwyer’s trading of frees with Nagle were the only scores of the opening 20 minutes of the half but the expected Kilmurry Ibrickane did finally materialise.
Seamus Lynch started the ball rolling by converting a free in the 50th minute followed soon afterwards by late points from Thomas Lernihan, Lynch himself, and Odran O’Dwyer in the 66th minute.
However, without a goal, Kilmurry Ibrickane were resigned to defeat while St Breckan’s secured their third promotion in two years and will eagerly await the clash of Cratloe and Kilmihil in the other semi-final encounter.
St Breckan’s
Craig Flanagan, Donal Howley, Conor Howley, Michael Reddan, Rafael Considine, Greg O’Leary, Cathal Blood, Shane O’Connor, Michael Keating, Denis O’Driscoll (0-1), Pat Nagle (0-4f), Darragh Curtin, John Stack, Conor Cormican (0-1), Eric Murrihy (1-1)
Subs
John McDonagh for C. Howley
Kilmurry Ibrickane
DavidTalty, Eamon Dunne, John Sexton,AndrewDarcy,Thomas Lernihan (0-1), Pat Sexton, Mark Moloney,Thomas O’Connor, Gary Donnellan, ColmDonnellan, Seamus Lynch (0-3f), John McNamara, Senan McCarthy, Odran O’Dwyer (0-3f),Aiden Moloney
Subs
Darren Sexton for C. Donnellan (inj), Thomas Greene for McCarthy (inj)
Referee
Vivian Killeen (Doonbeg)