GROUP 3

Listry 1-15 Firies 0-9

LISTRY and Firies met in an eagerly anticipated first round derby. Firies’ Darragh Donohue opened the scoring but Listry quickly powered into a 0-4 to 0-1 lead, Sean Lehane and Anthony Sweeney (2) impressing. Donnacha O’Sullivan scored a free for Firies but Listry again responded with three points in return.liam Brosnan made it 0-7 to 0-3 High-fielding Jimmy O’Leary and Ronan Buckley up front were causing big problems for Firies. Sean Buckley and Ronan Buckley (f) stretched the gap further before Aaron Flynn pulled one back. Livewire Anthony Sweeney made it 0-10 to 0-4 before Donnacha O’Sullivan picked off two frees, the first after great work by Niall Donohue. At half-time Listry led by 0-10 to 0-6. Padraig de Brún and Ronan Buckley exchanged points early in the second half before the influential Sean Lehane had an enforced break for a black card and Firies pushed forward with the extra man. Donnacha O’Sullivan was desperately unlucky as his goal attempt skimmed just wide. Padraig de Brún did pick off two points, but

Listry completely dominated the fourth quarter, kicking 1-3 without reply (Sean O’Sullivan goaling) to close out the game as a contest.

Finuge 0-8 Keel 0-7

KEEL’S Aaron Murphy pointed an early free and from a mark and Aaron Cahillane added a third. Kerry hurler Shane Conway opened Finuge’s account and Darragh Mackessy added another. Gary Sayers’ free made it0-4to0-2.AFinugeblackcard allowed sharpshooter Sayers to point again but the influential Pat Corridan replied for Finuge. Gary Sayers’ third point left Keel in front at the break, 0-6 to 0-3. Corridan pulled one back on the restart with a brilliant point from long range and Shane Conway brought it back to a one point game. Neither side will be happy at the chances that they left behind them, though. Gary Murphy pointed to put Keel two points in front, but that was to be their only score of the second half. Darragh Mackessy and Pat Corridan (f) squared things up with time running out. As the game went into injury time a foul on wing back Johnny Buckley saw Pat Corridan kick the winner. It shouldn’t have been, though – Keel had three chances, albeit awkward ones, to kick an equaliser.