Nicky Kelly turns on power to fire Mayfield into final

Mayfield (Cork) 1-14 Calry St Joseph’s (Sligo) 1-7: Mayfield are one step away from AIB All-Ireland Club Junior Hurling Championship glory after this workmanlike victory over dogged Calry St Joseph’s.

They recovered from a slow start to lead at the break 0-8 to 0-5 and the Cork City outfit pulled away in the second-half as the game fizzled out to an inevitable end despite Conor Griffin’s goal in the sixth minute of injury time for Calry.

Once again, Nicky Kelly’s class shone whenever he was in possession but the centre-forward, who finished with a goal and five points and had a hand in a couple of other scores, was very ably supported in the scoring stakes by David O’Neill and Kevin Punch, who scored four and three points from play, respectively.