Match Report by Tim Slattery
St Brendan’s Board 1-9 Austin Stacks 2-11
Austin Stacks are through to the Semi/Final where they will meet North Kerry in a repeat of last year’s encounter.
Stacks opened the scoring in the 1st minute with a Ronan Carroll point and Jack Diggin added a second after five minutes.
Nick Lacey had St Brendans first point midway through the half and it would be ten minutes later before we had the next score a Ronan Carroll point.
Ben Murphy with a point made it a three point game but within a minute the sides were level when Aaron Harty goaled for St Brendans.
Ryan Driscoll with a point had Stacks back in front just before the interval.
Half Time Austin Stacks 0-5 St Brendans Board 1-1.
St Brendans had the first three points of the second half Sean Hickey with two and Nick Lacey with another to put two between the sides.
Ryan O’Driscoll with a goal and a Cian McKenna point for St Brendans tied the match 1-5 each.
Cormac Bastible with a goal from a Ben Murphy pass and a Ronan Carroll point made it a four point game for the Rockies.
Cian McKenna pointed for St Brendans but Ryan O’Driscoll with a brace had Stacks in front by five points at the half way stage.
With ten minutes left Nick Lacey pointed two frees and Ronan Carroll had a point from play to keep Stacks four point advantage.
Ryan O’Driscoll goaled after a great run by Ben Murphy and in injury time Alex Tuohy and Dara Murphy had points to finish the scoring.
Full Time St Brendan’s Board 1-9 Austin Stacks 2-11
Austin Stacks Team: Oliver Lata,Eoin Mangan,Fionnan Ryan,Aodhan Horgan,Jayden Moriarty,Gavin Casey,Darragh Lyons,Alex Tuohy (0-1),Ben Murphy (0-1),Rory Lynch,Ronan Carroll (0-4),Harry Murphy,Jack Diggin (0-1),Ryan O’Driscoll Capt (1-4,1f),Cormac Bastible (1-0).
Subs Jake Carmody for Jayden Moriarty,Ben Litchfield for Jack Diggin,Jamie Casey for Rory Lynch.
Referee Peter Curtin Brosna
Match Images by Adrienne McLoughlin
