O’Shaughnessy shows his class as Kilmallock turn on the style

Kilmallock 5-10 Doon 3-7

The victors who face neighbours Garryspillane in the decider, trailed by a point, (3-4 to 1-9) at the interval despite having played with a strong wind.

Doon got off to a perfect start with a three-goal burst from Mike McKenna, Gerry Beary and James Ryan inside the opening quarter.

Kilmallock, who were struggling, relied on points from O’Shaughnessy and Kevin O’Mahony to keep in touch.

Eamonn Maguire raised a green flag for the south Limerick side moments before the break but they were still unable to overtake their opponents.

Maguire got a second and the game began to turn. O’Shaughnessy made a telling impact with two quick goals as the Doon challenged faded.

Scorers: Kilmallock; A. O’Shaughnessy 2-4, S. Burchell 1-1, E. Maguire, K. Kenneally 1-0 each, G. O’Sullivan 0-2, K. O’Mahony, D. O’Mahony, E. Ryan 0-1 each. Doon: M. McKenna 1-5, J. Ryan, G. Beary 1-0 each, M. Fitzgerald. E. Kiely 0-1

KILMALLOCK: M. Culhane; J. Deady, D. O’Mahony, N. Dooley, N. Moloney, P. O’Dwyer, J. Meade; K.O’Mahony, G. O’Sullivan; S. Burchell, A. O’Shaughnessy, E. Maguire, G. O’Mahony, K. Kenneally, E. Ryan.

DOON: C. O’Connell; A. O’Brien, S. Barry, D. Ryan, T.J. Ryan, E. Kiely, N. Lysaght; G. Allen, M. McKenna; J. Bradshaw,, J. Ryan, R. Rogers, G. Beary, M. Fitzgerald, M. Ryan.

Referee: S. O’Driscoll.