Brennan fires Kickhams into final
The other semi-final, at Castlebellingham on Saturday, ended in a draw, half-back Stephen Moonan converting a free in added time to earn Newtown Blues a draw with holders St Patrick’s. The replay is fixed for Friday.
Cooley got their deciding score from a most unlikely source. Robert Brennan began at corner-back, but was shifted to midfield as a first half replacement for the injured Conor Rafferty. After putting his name on two long-range points, he fired the ball low to the net at a time when his side was coming under pressure. By then Kickhams were down to 14 men following Patrick Sheelan’s straight red. Time was almost up when O’Connell’s had keeper Stuart Reynolds red-carded,
