Corkery steers Aghabullogue into decider

Aghabullogue 0-12 Glanworth 1-06

Despite not having played in the championship since August 17, and handing their opponents a six-point lead inside five minutes, once the Coachford side found their stride they took off. Glanworth were held scoreless for 42 minutes and though there were a few nervy moments late on, as Aghabullogue defended a three-point lead, they proved resilient.

The opening five minutes provided a very false reading, but, at the time, it merely seemed to affirm pre-match consensus. After points from David Pyne and Denis Gallagher put Glanworth in front, captain Michael Sheehan used his pace to good effect as he rounded off a flowing move by poking a low shot past John Buckley. Gerard O’Neill added another point and while a pair of Corkery efforts and one from Pa Finnegan got Aghabullogue off the mark, Pierre O’Driscoll’s free left Glanworth 1-4 to 0-3 in front after 11 minutes. Nobody could have predicted then they would not score until eight minutes from time.