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cond-half and to their credit they from the dressing room ready for oe and Ciarán Kenny pointed in the 0 seconds but Kevin Ryan respondver, the game was right in the melting Shane Grannell raced away, was d, then flashed a shot at the second at Eamonn Furlong saved, only for pull home the rebound. lead to better things, and in fact, the t score again for another eleven minat time Rapparees opened up their ad, as Mahon fired home his second Pepper’s clever sideways pass to de into a 2-12 to 2-7 advantage. n danger of becoming a theme, as e they fell out of touching distance, hit back. ird goal came with 16 minutes left án Kenny’s long free was broken to Grannell before he shot to Furlong’s lose range.
Mahon immediately replied at the other end, and then ‘Mossy’ added his eighth to make it 2-14 to 3-7.
The Gorey District side kept fighting and got within two points on a couple of occasions in the final ten minutes, but Mahon had the final say with the last pair of clinching points in added time.
Rapparees: Eamonn Furlong; Dillon Redmond, Liam Ryan, Mel Doyle; James Peare, Ricky Fox, Jack Kelly (joint capt., 0-1); Lenny Connolly, Kevin Foley (joint capt.); Kevin Ryan (0-1), Ryan Mahon (0-1), Anthony Roche; Darragh Pepper (0-3), Tomás Mahon (2-11, 0-9 frees), Alan Tobin. Sub. - Richard Farrell for Roche (46).
Buffers Alley: Darren O’Brien; Conor Kenny, Bobby Kenny, Paudie Reidy; Seán Murphy, Ciarán Kenny (capt., 0-1), Ross Donohoe (0-2, 1 ‘65, 1 free); Robert O’Leary, Kevin Roche; Shane Grannell (1-1), Willie Doran, Ciarán Murphy; Paul O’Leary (0-4, 3 frees), John Lee Meyler, Andrew Kenny (2-1). Subs. - John Farrell (0-1) for R. O’Leary (31), O’Leary for Roche (53), Páraic Roche for C. Murphy (53).
Referee: Seán Whelan (St. Martin’s).