Kilbrin have way too much for Kiskeam

Kilbrin 3-19 Kiskeam 1-9

KILBRIN encountered few problems on accounting for Kiskeam in the Duhallow Junior B Football Championship in Newmarket.

Operating a brand of open and attacking football, there could be no disputing that Kilbrin emerged worthy winners. A depleted Kiskeam didn’t possess the firepower to make a sustained impact and the statistics backed it up.

Right from the off, Kilbrin held a spring in their step through the positive endeavours of Paudie O’Callaghan, Wesley Corkery, Eoin Sheahan and Stephen O’Reilly.

A brace of goals from O’Reilly in addition to quality points confirmed the winners dominance to power into a 2-12 to 0-3 lead by the interval.

Kiskeam required a bright start to the second half and it arrived through the generous contributions of Jack Collins, Luke O’Connor and Maurice Casey.

A goal from a penalty offered semblance of a possible comeback yet the wind was taken out of the Kiskeam sails on Sheahan pouncing for a Kilbrin goal to wrap up matters.

KILBRIN: J Corkery; T Mullane, M Sheahan, W Corkery; P O’Callaghan, T O’Reilly 0-1, D Sheahan; S Crowley 0-1, N O’Callaghan 0-1; D Mullane, E Sheahan 1-1, D O’Sullivan 0-7; S O’Reilly 2-5, E O’Riordan, S Fitzgerald 0-1 Subs: N O’Reilly 0-2

KISKEAM: J Sheahan; J Collins, S Carroll, L O’Connor; P H O’Connor, J McAulliffe, D Murphy; S Breen 0-1, J O’Connor; P O’Mahony, A Dennehy 0-3, D Sheehan 0-1; M Casey 1-3, B Murphy, J McAulliffe 0-1 Subs: S Hallissey, D Linehan

REFEREE: J Kenneally (Kanturk)