Match report by Tim Slattery
Austin Stacks made it a Hat-trick of wins in this competition having previously won it in 2022 and 2023.
Stacks had a few goal chances early on which went a begging before a Ryan O’Driscoll free and Leon Sweeney had Stacks two points up but back came Rangers with three in a row to go one point up.
We had no score for ten minutes before Stacks reeled off 1-6 without reply the points coming from Gavin Casey,Cormac Bastible,Ryan O’Driscoll from a free,Ronan Carroll,Ben Murphy and Ryan with a goal and a Cormac point just before the interval.
Half Time Austin Stacks 1-8 Laune Rangers 0-3
Stacks had the first three points of the second half from Ronan,Ben and a fine effort from Ryan to put eleven points between the sides.
Ben Murphy had his first goal after good work by Ryan and within a minute Adam O’Neill with a free had Rangers opening point of the half.
Ronan Carroll and Patrick O’Donnell traded points before Ben had his second goal with bullet to the top corner to make it 3-12 to 0-5 in Stacks favour.
Ryan had another point but Tomas Joy pointed two frees for Rangers
Stacks finished strongly with Ryan scoring 2-2 and Colm Evans replying with a Rangers point.
Ben Murphy,Ryan O’Driscoll, Gavin Casey and Ronan Carroll were winning their third minor Club Medals
Austin Stacks Team: Oliver Lata,Aodhan Horgan,Max Maszorak,Gabriel Maszorak,Adam Johnston,Fionnan Ryan,Leon Sweeney (0-1),Alex Tuohy,Ben Murphy (2-2),Rory Lynch,Ronan Carroll (0-3),Jayden Moriarty,Gavin Casey (0-1),Ryan O’Driscoll (3-6,2f),Cormac Bastible (0-2).
Subs Eoin Mangan for Leon Sweeney,Tadhg Falvey for Alex Tuohy,Jake Carmody for Rory Lynch,Jack Diggin for Jayden Moriarty,Harry Murphy for Cormac Bastible.
Referee Cathal O’Dubhda An Ghaeltacht
Images by Adrienne McLoughlin
