Stradbally and Nire battle ends in another stalemate

Stradbally 2-02 Nire 0-08

Remarkably, it was the fourth time in a decade that the decider involving these clubs ended in stalemate, and they get the chance to do it all again next Saturday at the same venue .

The Nire looked the better side for most of an opening half, yet they failed to translate that dominance onto the scoreboard. Their 0-6 to 1-1 half-time lead looked very precarious given they had to face the stiff breeze on the resumption.