Match report by Tim Tiger Slattery
Austin Stacks 0-10 John Mitchels 0-6
Played in heavy conditions with a downpour just before the game started and tricky wind conditions did not make it ideal for a good game of football.
Mitchels opened the scoring in the 4th minute with a point from Darragh Cunnane and Darragh converted two Mitchels frees in the 8th & 9th minute to increase Mitchels lead to 3 points,George Bastible with another point from play put Mitchels 4 points up.
Donagh McKivergan had Stacks opening point from play in the 20th minute,and Donagh had two more points before half time one from a free after a foul on Adam Curran and one play to leave a point between the sides at Half time.
Half Time Score John Mitchels 0-4 Austin Stacks 0-3
Darragh Cunnane from a free early in the second half had Mitchels two points ahead only for a Greg Horan point from a pass from Paul O’Sullivan and David Mannix with a pointed free levelled the match in the 11th minute of the second half.
Donagh McKivergan with a point from a free after David Mannix was fouled and shortly afterwards Eoghan Carroll from play made it a two point game.
David Mannix from a Greg pass increased Stacks lead and within a minute Greg from a David pass pointed to make it a four point game.
Niall Fitzmaurice after a great run upfield passed to David Mannix for another Stacks point and just before the end Alan O’Donoghue from a free had Mitchels second point of the half.
Austin Stacks Team: Wayne Guthrie,Luke Chester,Jack O’Shea,Niall Fitzmaurice,Luke Casey,Adam Curran,Eoghan Carroll (0-1),Greg Horan Capt (0-2),Ciaran O’Connell,Donagh McKivergan (0-4,2f),Cillian Litchfield,Conor Horan,Conor Myers,Shane O’Callaghan,Noah Townsend.
Subs; David Mannix (0-3,1f) for Cillian Litchfield,Paul O’Sullivan for Ciaran O’Connell,Fiachna Mangan for Noah Townsend,Jordan Kissane for Conor Myers,Cian Dillane for Shane O’Callaghan.
Referee; Billy O’Shea Keel
Man of the Match; Luke Chester
