Fitzpatrick fires as busy Barr’s deny holders Cross

A tasty City Division J‘A’FC final at Ballinlough yesterday as holders Whites Cross and St Finbarr’s battled to the finish but could not be separated after an entertaining contest that ebbed and flowed.

In short, the Barr’s ability to get goals kept them in the picture, with Joey Fitzpatrick always a menace up front. Whites Cross, for their part, kicked some great points, particularly Conor and Edwin Buckley, and with Denis O’Regan hugely influential around midfield they were always able to keep the scoreboard busy.

Certainly Whites Cross, going for a hat-trick of titles, will need to put the shackles on Fitzpatrick in the replay. Both he and Adrian Callanan did miss good early chances for the Barr’s, but Fitzpatrick showed great composure in the ninth minute when Fionán Murray’s long ball was broken down by Trevor Olden and the youngster was in like a shot to beat Billy Sheahan all ends up.