Causeway cruise to victory

CAUSEWAY easily overcame their opponents in this disappointing Kerry SHC clash at Austin Stack Park yesterday. The game ended as a contest after John Mike Dooley goaled in the eighth minute and half- back trio Mark Murphy, Eamon Fitzgerald and Shane Sheehan stamped their class on the tie.

Causeway raced 1-10 to 0-3 in front by half time with their full forward line, Stephen Goggin (0-4), John Mike Dooley (1-2) and Cyril Dineen (0-3) in devastating form.

Abbeydorney struggled to get the ball to their chief marksman Darragh O’Connell who only managed a pointed free in the opening half.

Nigel Roche and Kieran Hanafin completed the meagre total for the losers.

Causeway continued where they left off on the restart with veteran Dooley adding four further points from frees with the normally deadly O’Connell failing to fire for Abbeydorney.

Scorers for Causeway: JM Dooley 1-6 (0-6 frees), S Goggin 0-4, C Dineen 0-3, D McGuire and R Casey 0-1each.

Scorers for Abbeydorney: D O’Connell 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 pen , K Hanafin, N Roche, P J Keane and B Sheehan 0-1 each.

ABBEYDORNEY: G Fealy, J O’Connor, D Ryan, N O’Connell, M Hanafin, K Dineen, E Egan, B O’Leary, D Doyle, D O’Connell, A Healy, B O’Donovan, K Hanafin, N Roche, J McCarthy

Subs: A O’Donovan for D Doyle, P J Keane for B O’Donovan, K O’Connell for A O’Donovan, B Sheehan for J McCarthy

CAUSEWAY: K Canty, F O’Carroll, C Flynn, M Dillane, M Murphy, E Fitzgerald, S Sheehan, R Casey, D Leahy, T Barrett, S Goggin, J M Dooley, C Dineen

Subs: D McGuire for S Sheehan, A Fealy for S Goggin, G Barrett for D Leahy, J J Canty for C Dineen, P O’Grady for J Leahy

Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)