Late Sars scoring blitz

Nunn and Shane Mythen, helping the Rathangan-based side to a 0-6 to 0-4 advantage midway through the half.

However, Sarsfields soon got their noses back in front, when Pádraig Clancy doggedly shook off the challenges of several defenders before booting the ball to the net in the 20th minute.

The St. Anne’s response was good though and they outscored their opponents by 1-3 to 0-1 for the remainder of the half, with Daniel Lambert blasting an angled drive beyond the reach of netminder Matthew Murphy as they changed ends on a high.

The four-point lead was extinguished in as many minutes after the interval, with Pádraig Clancy slotting over a point before John Bridges fired the ball beyond goalkeeper Dylan Kavanagh after good work from Dylan Furlong.

The sides remained deadlocked as the clock ticked into the final quarter but Sarsfields assumed total control thereafter, outgunning their opponents by 3-6 to just one point with ruthless efficiency.

John Gannon applied the finish for their third goal in the 53th minute, after John Bridges and Conor Halligan had exchanged passes in the build-up.

Substitute Darragh Goodison then made an instant impact, as he gathered a Gannon pass and slotted in the rebound after his initial effort had been saved.

Danny Walsh ensured all of the starting inside forward line got in on the goalscoring act when he collected a handpass from John Bridges and confidently dispatched the ball to the back of the net to wrap up a convincing victory.