Confident Emmetts power through to final
Drawing on the experience gained from defeat in last season’s thrilling semi-final against Na Piarsaigh, Emmetts produced a confident and composed display to deservedly claim honours in a match that produced largely substandard fare. Knockainey, appearing in only their second ever semi-final, were the surprise package at having reached this juncture. They were hugely competitive in the opening quarter but once Emmetts accelerated clear before the interval to lead 0-10 to 0-5 at the midway mark, they were in control of this encounter.
Knockainey did mount a powerful surge in the third quarter and were only 0-12 to 0-9 adrift by the 43rd minute. That was still the state of affairs on the scoreboard with just 10 minutes to go and Knockainey were able to envisage thoughts of springing an upset. However Knockainey could not bridge that three-point gap as they failed to chalk up any more scores and Emmetts closed out the match in a convincing fashion.
