Early goals do the damage for Risigh

A BLISTERING opening quarter which yielded 2-2 inspired Coláiste an Risigh to a deserved victory at Ballyhea yesterday.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Coláiste an Risigh (Clare) 2-7 Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (Cork) 2-4 Ian Cusack

Though Patrick Collins had two goals for the Cork side, they never really threatened. A brawl late on saw Conor Harkin and Michael O’Malley sent-off for the Ennis school while Darren Spillane also saw red.

COLÁISTE AN RISIGH: C Harkin; M Lyons, S McInerney, L Brady; F O’Carroll, C Finucane, C O’Halloran; R Hennessy 0-5 (4fs), C O’Brien; N Twumasi 0-1, M O’Malley, L Lynch; E McNamara 1-1, E Barry 1-0, P O’Malley.

Subs: C Fitzgerald for Twumasi (ht), C McInerney for P O’Malley (38).

COLÁISTE SPIORAID NAOIMH: B Donovan; R Scully, B McConville, C Sexton; B Murphy, M Dorgan, S Forde; O McHugh, L Arslan; P Collins 2-0fs, B Murphy, D Quaid; A O’Sullivan, D Spillane 0-4fs, R Lombard.

Subs: D Quinn for O’Sullivan (19), S Kearney for B Murphy (46), G O’Mahony for Lombard (40), C Reynolds for B Murphy (51).

Referee: Michael Meade (Limerick)