Kelly sparks Mullinahone

ALLSTAR Eoin Kelly gave another Man-of-the-Match performance when he scored 2-6 to steer Mullinahone to their eighth South Tipperary Glanbia SHC title with a one-point win over arch-rivals Killenaule in this highly competitive final at Clonmel sports field yesterday.

Playing with the strong wind behind them holders Killenaule opened the scoring with a pointed Joe Caesar free within a minute of the start but scores from Vinnie Doheny, Eoin Kelly and his brother Paul, saw Mullinahone ahead 0-4 to 0-1 after six minutes.

An improving Killenaule responded with seven unanswered points from Michael Farrell, Joe Caesar, Declan Fanning, Tony Doyle, Pat Kerwick and Philip Blake to lead 0-8 to 0-4.