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Corofin 2-14 – Doonbeg 1-06 at Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown
HOT favourites Corofin justified those expectations on Saturday with a comprehensive victory to win their first Under 21B title in 17 years. A powerful finish that was sparked by Gearoid Kelly’s second goal saw the north Clare side ease to victory but in truth, they held the whip hand throughout.
A hattrick of Kelly points along with scores from Stephen (2) and Kevin Heagney pushed the winners 0-6 to 0-1 clear by the break and once Kelly scored the opening goal in the 43rd minute, Corofin appeared to have put paid to any hopes of a Magpie comeback.
However, a Jamie Russell goal gave Doonbeg a glimmer of hope to bring back the deficit to five in an impres – sive overall scoring display of 1-3 but that fightback was short-lived when Kelly raided for his second major in the final quarter. And with that, Doonbeg’s heads dropped as Corofin ease clear to secure the silverware.