Templenoe 3-10, Kilgarvan 1-13
It took a late burst of scoring to ensure victory for Templenoe in the final round of the Spillane Cup, played with an 11:00 am throw in in Templenoe.
Kilgarvan were more alert at the start of the game and had registered four points through Keith Harrington, Kieran O’Sullivan, glen Egan and Colm Kelliher. Points from Darren McCarthy and Patrick Palmer opened Templenoe’s account, but Kilgarvan responded with a brace of points through Kieran O’Sullivan and Shane Randles. Patrick Palmer again scored for Templenoe, but a good period of play from Kilgarvan before half time saw them score 1-02 without reply. The points were scored by Colm Kelliher and Glen Egan and the goal from Timmy Healy. The half time score showed Templenoe 0-03, Kilgarvan 1-08
Kilgarvan had the opening score of the second half through a point from Kieran O’Sullivan, which was responded to by a well taken goal from Shane Cremin. Points were then exchanged between Kilgarvan’s Keith Harrington and Kieran O’Sullivan and Templenoe’s Kieran and Darren McCarthy to leave the score 10 minutes into the 2nd half, Templenoe 1-05, Kilgarvan 1-11. A free from Kieran O’Sullivan was responded to with a Timmy Clifford point, but this was once again cancelled by a Kieran O’Sullivan point from play.
The last 10 minutes saw a great revival from Templenoe, where they started to get a stranglehold around midfield. Some great passing moves starting in midfield worked into the forward line resulted in two quick goals from Martin Reilly. With Kilgarvan one point up at this stage, Templenoe worked a free, which was pointed by Patrick Palmer to set up an exciting final few minutes. Points from Shane Cremin and Patrick Palmer put two between the sides with time almost up. Kilgarvan launched a few late attack, but a Templenoe counter attack at the death resulted in a point for Daniel O’Neill, leaving the final score, Templenoe 3-10, Kilgarvan 1-13.
Scorers: Martin Reilly 2-00, Shane Cremin 1-01, Patrick Palmer 0-04, Darren McCarthy 0-02, Timmy Clifford 0-01, Kieran McCarthy 0-01, Daniel O’Neill 0-01
Templenoe Team: Donal O’Sullivan, Keith Clifford, Joe Sheehan, John Moriarity, Kieran McCarthy, Kieran O’Neill, Daniel O’Neill, Shane Cremin, Sean Sheehan, Darren McCarthy, Padraig O’Sullivan, Timmy O’Sullivan, John Morley, Martin Reilly, Patrick Palmer,
Subs: Noel O’Sullivan, Jonathan Egan, Timmy Clifford
