Match report by Tim Tiger Slattery
Played in the Nuns Field on Sunday afternoon,Stacks opened the scoring in the 1st minute with a pointed free from Donagh McKivergan after he was fouled and Donagh added another from play within a minute,Michael O’Donnell taking a return pass from Noah hit the back of the net in the 3rd minute to put Stacks five points ahead.
Barry Shanahan,Donagh free and Barry again with points made it 1-5 to 0-0 on eleven minutes.Fionn Kavanagh with a free had Ardert’s first score midway through the half.
Greg Horan and Donagh with pointed frees increased Stacks lead, Fionn Kavanagh had Ardfert’s second point from a free in the 25th minute.Just before the interval Stacks added on three more points with two from Donagh and one from Jack O’Shea.
Half Time Score: Austin Stacks 1-10 Ardfert 0-2
Fionn Kavanagh from a free had Ardfert’s opening score of the second half only for Stacks to hit back with four points in a row from a Donagh free,Barry Shanahan,Jack Morgan and Donagh again from play to leave fourteen points between the sides with ten minutes gone in the second half.Greg with two in a row one from a free and a Donagh free added further points to the scoreboard.
With ten minutes left in the match Greg pointed a free and a few minutes later Jordan Brick had Ardfert’s only point from play,Noah Townsend with a point finished the scoring to leave Stacks comfortable winners in the end.
Austin Stacks Team: Wayne Guthrie,Luke Chester,Jack O’Shea (0-1),Niall Fitzmaurice,Luke Casey,Adam Curran,Eoghan Carroll,Barry Shanahan (0-3),Michael O’Donnell (1-0),Donagh McKivergan (0-9,5f),Jack Morgan (0-1),Conor Horan,Cillian Litchfield,Greg Horan Capt (0-4,3f),Noah Townsend (0-1).
Subs: Colm Browne for Michael O’Donnell,Conor Myers for Cillian Litchfield,Barry Walsh for Niall Fitzmaurice.Jordan Kissane for Barry Shanahan,Cian Dillane for Eoghan Carroll.
Referee: John Michael Fitzgerald Abbeydorney
Man of the match: Noah Townsend
Picture Gallery From Adrienne McLoughlin
