Gneeveguilla opened the scoring in the 5th minute with a Sean O’Keeffe point from a free and within a minute Stacks were level from the boot of Cian Purcell after good work by Paddy Lane.
Fiachna Mangan from a Greg Horan pass and a Paddy Lane free made it a two point game.
Paddy lane had two points in a row first from a free after a foul on Colm Browne and the second from play after a great run by Jack O’Shea midway through the first half to leave four points between the sides.
Fiachna Mangan in the 23rd minute and shortly afterwards Paul O’Leary both from play exchanged points.
Half Time Score Austin Stacks 0-6 Gneeveguilla 0-2
Three minutes into the second half Colm Browne hit the back of the net from a quick thinking free by Cian Purcell.
Colin Griffin from a Donagh pass and Donagh McKivergan himself from a free free left nine points between the sides.
Paddy Lane and Cian Purcell added points from play coming up to the half point of the second half.
Paddy Lane from a free and Daniel Kirby from play added points for Stacks only for John O’Leary with two pointed frees for the home side which were their only scores of the second half to finish the scoring.
Austin Stacks Team: Ben Quilter,Colin Griffin (0-1),Jack O’Shea,Barry Walsh,Paul O’Sullivan,Adam Curran,Colm Browne (1-0),Barry Shanahan,Daniel Kirby (0-1),Donagh McKivergan (0-1f),Fiachna Mangan (0-2),Conor Horan,Paddy Lane (0-5,3f),Greg Horan Capt,Cian Purcell (0-2).
Subs Ferdia O’Brien for Fiachna Mangan,David Fitzmaurice for Conor Horan,Shane O’Callaghan for Paddy Lane,Cian Dillane for Jack O’Shea,Ciaran O’Connell for Paul O’Sullivan.
Referee Seamus Mulvihill St Senans