Holders Ballyduff advance to final

Ballyduff 1-14 Causeway 1-10

Causeway’s Paul McGrath opening the scoring with a point after 20 seconds but then Ballyduff took charge with Bobby O’Sullivan, Padraig Boyle, Aidan Boyle and Kevin O’Connor on target as the favourites raced 0-9 to 0-2 clear. But the underdogs settled and with wing back Tommy Barrett leading the way with a fine point, Causeway cut the gap to six points (0-11 to 0-5) by the interval.

Causeway were rewarded with a Kenneth Leahy goal but their hard work was undone as an Aidan Boyle goal in the 33rd minute followed by a Thomas O’Rourke point pushed Ballyduff 1-13 to 1-5 clear with 20 minutes left.