Ducon Cup wins for Dromtariffe and Knocknagree

DUCON CUP Dromtariffe 2-7 Boherbue 0-11 TWO well taken John O'Sullivan goals propelled Dromtariffe to a deserved win over Boherbue in the Ducon Cup. With Boherbue's position firmly secure into the penultimate hurdle, all the pressure was on

Dromtariffe and they duly obliged thanks to ability to secure goals. A cracking game developed from the outset, Dromtariffe out of the traps quickly on points recorded to O'Sullivan and Gearoid Murphy.

Boherbue got to grips through the efforts of Niall Murphy, Jerry O'Connor and Conor O'Riordan. A spell of dominance gathered points to Roger Casey, Andrew and Jerry O'Connor to nudge ahead.

Dromtariffe retaliated and a fine John O'Sullivan goal helped secure a 1-5 to 0-7 interval advantage.

The nip and tuck fare continued into the second half yet Dromtariffe held key performers in Shane Murphy, Adam Buckley, Gearoid Murphy and Dan Dennehy.

Crucially Dromtariffe possessed a facility to carve out goaling opportunities and O'Sullivan performed the business with a second green to coppenfasten a deserved win. DROMTARIFFE: R Browne; C Galvin, V Browne, C O'Mahony; D Dennehy 0-1, S Murphy, C O'Donoughue; A Buckley, P Daly; D McSweeney, N O'Sullivan 0-1, G Burns; G Murphy 0-3, J O'Sullivan 2-2, D O'Keeffe. BOHERBUE: D Murphy; B Buckley, K O'Connell, T Murphy; C Breen, N Murphy, D Buckley; C O'Riordan, J O'Connor; P Murphy, A Murphy, D Hickey; A O'Connor, R Casey, A Murphy. REFEREE: E Walsh (Freemount)

DUCON CUP Knocknagree 0-12 Cullen 0-6 A SHARPER Knocknagree proved all too strong for Cullen in the Ducon Cup in Cullen. Performing a brand of open and attacking football, the visitors emerged good value for their win. Holding the better balance combination, Knocknagree had reason to feel satisfied on nine players getting on the scoreboard.

Under the direction of Sean Daly, Carl O'Leary, Paud Dineen and Danny Cooper, Knockangree carried the ball well to lead 0-8 to 0-3 at the break.

Though the tempo dropped, Cullen attempted to create inroads on points to Alan Regan, Andrew Meade and Mike Fleming.

However Knocknagree, held enough in reserve and maintained the whiphand to the finishing line. KNOCKNAGREE: D Browne; T O'Mahony, J Carroll, G O'Connor; T Long, S Daly, C O'Leary; P Dineen 0-1, D Cooper 0-1; K O'Leary 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1`, E McSweeney 0-2; A O'Connor 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. Subs. A Sheehan, C White 0-1, K Barry, D Murphy, S O'Connor. CULLEN: B O'Connor; D Hickey, N Lynch, P Fleming; A Lynch, S Og Murphy, A O'Sullivan; C Moynihan, K Collins; D Murphy 0-1, M Fleming 0-1`, C Kerins; J O'Leary, A O'Regan 0-3, A Meade 0-1. Subs. J O'Connor, D Walsh, L Mullane, T O'Keeffe