Cork Premier JFC: Canovee underline title credentials with emphatic semi-final win

Canovee will face either Cobh or St Nick's in the final

Ryan Delaney of Canovee sails past the Inniscarra defence. Pic: Noel Sweeney

Cork Premier JFC semi-final: Canovee 3-13 Inniscarra 0-10

Canovee made a strong statement of intent with a comprehensive 12-point Cork Premier JFC semi-final victory over Inniscarra on Friday night in Macroom.

Awaiting in the final will be either Cobh or St Nick’s. But based on this particular display, Canovee will take some stopping in the county decider.

The sides traded early points, with Liam O’Connor bringing his shooting boots for Inniscarra and Canovee splitting the posts early on through Evan Dodd and Eoghan Lehane.

Canovee found the back of the net on 13 minutes. Daire McMahon did well to dash through the Inniscarra defence before his low effort to the bottom corner evaded the grasp of Dominic Kelleher. The Carrigadrohid-based side continued to grow in momentum, with a sweetly taken two-pointer from Evan Dodd seeing his side into a 1-5 to 0-4 lead.

Canovee held a commanding 1-8 to 0-5 advantage at the break, with Jack Kelleher proving a reliable scoring weapon as he split the posts.

On 38 minutes, Canovee were awarded a penalty kick, which McMahon clinically dispatched to the bottom corner with a neat strike.

Inniscarra refused to give up and further scores by O’Connor kept their chances hanging by a thread.

However, Canovee finished in style. 

A third goal of the contest courtesy of a clinical close range finish from Gavin Coleman sealed the deal and ensured Canovee booked their place in the final in convincing fashion.

Scorers for Canovee: J Kelleher 0-7 (0-1f, 0-1 45) D McMahon 2-0 (1-0 pen), G Coleman 1-0, E Dodd 0-3 (1 2pt), J Riordan 0-2 (0-2f), E Lehane 0-1.

Scorers for Inniscarra: D Murphy (0-3f) 0-5, L O’Connor 0-4 (1 2pt, 0-1f), S Dornan 0-1.

CANOVEE: F Condon; P Buckley, L Kelleher, W Aherne; O O’Driscoll, R Delany, E Lehane; A Murphy, C O’Neill; C Dodd, E Dodd, J Moynihan; J Riordan, D McMahon, J Kelleher.

Subs: E McNabola for Moynihan (21,inj), G Coleman for McMahon (44), S O’Connor for O’Neill (52), E Cunningham for Aherne (54), C O’Driscoll for Dodd (58).

INNISCARRA: D Kelleher; L Ryan, J O’Callaghan, T Lyons; F Horgan, C Dineen, J O’Dwyer; D Coughlan, S Dornan; D Murphy, L O’Connor, S O’Donoghue; D O’Keeffe, D O’Connell, S Dineen.

Subs: P Holland for O’Connell (HT), C Herlihy for Horgan (35), J Hayes for Dineen (43).

Referee: Conor McCarthy (Carbery Rangers)