Championship
favourites De La Salle survived a scare over the weekend but Ballygunner didn’t
and surrendered their title as their great rivals managed to turn their season
around. The semi final draw separated the two Eastern and Western teams which
will serve up with a novel final pairing in October.
Semi finals
Dungarvan v Fourmilewater 30/9/12 @ 6.00 in Fraher Field
Dungarvan 1-16 Tallow 1-10
In an error strewn contest, Jamie Nagle and Gavin Crotty guided Dungarvan to the semi finals for the first time in 61 years. The Blues edged the opening period by 0-8 to 1-4 with William Henley bagging a goal for Tallow. The Bridesiders remained competitive to the finish but sorely missed Paul O’Brien who went off injured. Dungarvan outscored them by six points to two in the closing quarter to get the job done in unconvincing fashion.
De La Salle 0-24 Lismore 4-11
Eddie Barrett clipped over the winner in the third minute of injury time to keep the championship favourites on track after Lismore put up stern resistance on Saturday night. Even without the suspended Maurice Shanahan, Lismore’s attack looked threatening throughout and Dan Shanahan’s first half goal opened up a five point cushion. De La Salle responded with six unanswered points as Shane McNulty made his mark. They held a two point advantage at the break and stepped up a gear on the resumption to cruise into a 0-18 to 1-9 lead on 43 minutes. Goals through Ray Barry and John Prendergast in the space of minute however levelled matters. Again De La Salle found an answer as Jake Dillon popped up with a couple of points to lead by three as the clock ticked into injury time. John Heneghan’s goal on 62 minutes tied it up again but Barrett had the last word.
Mount Sion 0-16 Ballygunner 2-8
The 5/2 outsiders shocked the champions with a stirring second half display on Sunday afternoon. Barry Mullane fired home a fifth minute goal for the Gunners but Sion battled back largely through Martin O’Neill’s accuracy to leave it all square at 1-3 to 0-6 by half time. Tensions spilled over on numerous occasions as Pat Casey issued six yellow cards in all. The introduction of Anthony Kirwan and Austin Gleeson’s presence at midfield saw the Monastery side put together five points without reply in a crucial second half spell. David O’Sullivan’s late goal couldn’t reel in Sion as Ken McGrath sealed the win.
Ballyduff Upper 1-20 Dunhill 0-18
An early goal from Jamie Kearney gave Ballyduff Upper some breathing space in this relegation battle. They held a 1-10 to 0-10 lead at the interval and eventually managed to extend their stay in the senior ranks to an eighth season despite the best efforts of Eamonn Murphy.
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