Ó Tuama earns Castlemartyr a replay
Kilbrin held a 0-12 to 0-7 half-time advantage, Shane Crowley firing over three frees and another two brilliantly-struck long-range frees from William Egan, the highlights.
Jimmy Smiddy, however, had registered three efforts for Castlemartyr in the first-half, including two beautiful scores in open play. Yet, despite Kilbrin’s initial dominance, their performance dipped alarmingly in the second-half as their opponents, with Smiddy contributing another three points, outscored them 0-7 to 0-2 to force a draw. Barra Ó Tuama scored the equaliser in additional-time.
Scorers for Castlemartyr: J Smiddy 0-6 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), B Lawton, E Clifford 0-2, E O’Keeffe, S Hennessy, J Stack, B Ó Tuama 0-1 each.
Scorers for Kilbrin: S Crowley 0-4 (0-4 f), S O’Reilly, P Egan, W Egan (0-2 f), G Lenihan 0-2 each, M O’Riordan, K Sheahan 0-1 each.
CASTLEMARTYR: E Mac Shamrain; O Smiddy, R O’Donovan, Briain Ó Tuama; D Ó Tuama, B Smiddy, A Bownes; P Horgan, Barra Ó Tuama; J Smiddy, S Hennessy, B Lawton (capt); E Clifford, E O’Keeffe, L Martin.
Sub: J Stack for Martin (36).
KILBRIN: P O’Callaghan; T O’Riordan, D Sheahan, P Aherne; M O’Riordan, W Egan, C Carroll; P Egan, K Sheahan (capt); G Lenihan, T O’Reilly, E Sheahan; S O’Reilly, N O’Callaghan, S Crowley.
Sub: D O’Sullivan for N O’Callaghan (48).
Referee: Kevin Murphy (Nemo Rangers).
