Corn Uí Mhuirí: Adam O’Neill inspires Killorglin in thriller against Mallow
Patrician Academy Mallow's Cathal Murphy wins the ball from Intermediate School Killorglin's Tadhg O'Sullivan . Picture; Eddie O'Hare
Intermediate School Killorglin kick-started their TUS Corn Uí Mhuirí at the Bishopstown 4G pitch on Wednesday.
Both IS Killorglin and Patrician Academy were seeking their first set of points, and once the Kerry representatives settled after conceding an early pair of goals, they were full value for the win.
Hamilton High School and Presentation Milltown face off in a top of the table Group 2 clash later today.
Adam O’Neill produced a powerful display for the winners, the Laune Rangers attacker struck 13 points, including four two-pointers. They needed all of them, because leaking four goals kept them under constant pressure, three of which were finished by Dylan O’Connell.
O’Neill drew Killorglin level for the first time three minutes from the break, and they would have been happy turning with the wind in the second half, 0-10 to 3-1.
O’Neill’s peach of a two-pointer from the restart enabled Killorglin take the lead and significantly they sent over another two points without reply.
Ben O’Shea pulled a white flag back for the Academy, but Charlie Griffin showed his attacking skills in the 38th minute to slot a Killorglin goal after good work by Dylan Flynn.
When influential captain Éanna Murphy added a two-pointer from play, the gap had opened to seven points, 1-16 to 3-3.
Suddenly the Mallow students were back in it when Ryan Crowley found the distance with their first two-pointer, from a free.
Dylan O’Connell’s third goal in the 58th minute left it a three-point game.
O’Neill and Crowley exchanged two-pointer frees to keep the outcome in the melting pot.
A save from goalkeeper Adam Radny was vital in stoppage time, and in the nine minutes added, Patrician Academy could only muster another Crowley free.
Patrician Academy had first-half wind advantage and after just 30 seconds they were up and running when O’Connell netted following the initial shot from Cian Cooney was saved. It all stemmed from John Murphy winning the ball from the throw-in.
A second goal arrived for O’Connell in the eighth minute, with assists from John Murphy and Niall Feaheny.
Killorglin worked their way back, an O’Neill two-pointer free leaving them one behind, 2-1 to 0-6.
Short-lived was their work, because John Murphy planted the Academy’s third goal 10 minutes from the break.
Killorglin dominated the remainder of the half. An O’Neill two-pointer free was followed by one from play and a free by the same player to give his side a share of the spoils at the short whistle.
A O’Neill (0-13, 3 2pt frees, 1 2pt), C Griffin (1-2), É Murphy (0-2, 2pt free), T Joy (0-2).
D O’Connell (3-1), R Crowley (0-5, 2 2pt frees), J Murphy (1-1), B O’Shea (0-1).
A Radny (Laune Rangers); G McCarthy (Cromane), D Butler (Fossa), C Birmingham (Laune Rangers); D Flynn (Laune Rangers), S Griffin (Milltown), J Jones (Laune Rangers), T O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh/Glencar), É Murphy (Listry, Capt); F Kennedy (Beaufort), A O’Neill (Laune Rangers), C Evans (Laune Rangers); T Joy (Laune Rangers),C Griffin (Milltown), O O’Sullivan (Laune Rangers).
J Horgan (Laune Rangers) for F Kennedy (39), L O’Connell (Laune Rangers) for C Evans (42), D Kelly (Laune Rangers) for J Jones (46), M Culhane (Beaufort) for T Joy (50), S Doherty (Glenbeigh/Glencar) for D Flynn (60).
(Mallow unless stated) J Doody; T Britton, C Daly, A Murphy; K Plaku, P Murphy (Capt), M O’Riordan (Kilshannig); E Sheehan, R Crowley (Kilshannig); C Murphy, J Murphy, C Cooney (Clyda Rovers); N Feaheny (Killavullen), B O’Shea, D O’Connell (Kilshannig).
D Murphy (Killavullen) for K Plaku (half-time), D Carroll for E Sheehan (40), R O’Connor (Clyda Rovers) for D Murphy (56), C O’Mullane (Clyda Rovers) for M O’Riordan (57), J Willis for P Murphy (64 inj).
Brendan Barrett (Shamrocks).
CONNECT WITH US TODAY
Be the first to know the latest news and updates
