Canty stars as Brogan’s retain Cork title and advance to Munster final

St Brogan’s 1-21 Coachford CC 2-9

A nine-point win over Coachford Community College also saw St Brogan's advance to the Munster final.

St Brogan's enjoyed a whirlwind start and star centre-forward Kevin Canty emerged as a tour-de-force.

St Brogan's scorched into an early five-point lead after an opportunist Pat O'Mahony goal in the sixth minute.

But Coachford clawed their way back and a goal from a 20-metre free by Pat Finnegan in the 13th minute helped their comeback bid. Two quick points from David O'Sullivan brought Coachford level in the 17th minute. But this was the closest they came.

With Cork minor Canty leading the charge, Brogan's asserted their superiority, leading 1-9 to 1-5 at the break.

With Canty and O'Callaghan inspiring Canty hit seven points from play and O'Callaghan converted five frees and two from play St Brogan's dominated second-half proceedings and put the game beyond Coachford's reach coming up to the last quarter.

Coachford grabbed a late consolation goal when Finnegan again found the net from a close-in free.

Scorers: St Brogan's P. O'Mahony 1-1; K. Canty 0-7; D. O'Callaghan 0-7 (0-5 from frees); G. Riordan 0-3; D. Crowley 0-2; C. O'Leary 0-1.

Coachford CC. P. Finnegan 2-1 (2-1 from frees); N. O'Regan 0-4 (0-4 from frees); D. O'Sullivan 0-2; O. Healy and T. Murphy (free) 0-1 each.

ST BROGAN'S: E. Dorgan; D. Duggan, D. Lynch, F. Harrington; G. O'Driscoll, R. Cashman, J. O'Donovan; C. O'Leary, C. O'Donovan; D. Crowley, K. Canty, G. Riordan; M. Sexton, D. O'Callaghan, P. O'Mahony. Sub. M. Deasy for Harrington.

COACHFORD CC. B. O'Connell; K. Kennedy, J. O'Callaghan, D. O'Leary; J. Foley, O. Healy, B. Perrott; Denis O'Sullivan, D. Foley; E. Kennedy, T. Murphy, N. O'Regan; David O'Sullivan, J. O'Riordan, P. Finnegan. Subs. S. O'Mahony for Denis O'Sullivan; D. Farmer for O'Riordan; M. Nagle for Foley.

Referee: A. Cummins (Ballymartle).