Second-half blitz wins it for Kilmurry Ibrickane

Kilmurry 0-11 Doonbeg 0-8

A SUPERB second-half display, during which Kilmurry-Ibrickane kicked eight points and kept Doonbeg scoreless, was the key to the home side’s win in Quilty last Sunday afternoon.
Playing with the aid of a very strong wind into the scoreboard end, Doonbeg led 0-8 to 0-3 at half-time.
Noel Downes kicked the game’s first score from play for the home club before Doonbeg replied with three successive scores, two from David Tubridy and a point from Frank O’Dea.
Ian McInerney replied with a free before Tubridy with two further points and Colm Dillon put Doonbeg 0-6 to 0-2 up. Two more Tubridy frees, with Ian McInerney replying for Kilmurry, left the county champions five points up at half-time.
However, they had to face into a very strong second-half breeze. Three points in five minutes from Stephen Moloney (two) and Niall Hickey brought Kilmurry right back into the game. McInerney, Niall Hickey, Mark McCarthy and Michael O’Dwyer added points as Kilmurry, under new manager Ger Lawlor, went on to win by three points.
Kilmurry now have three points from two games, while Doonbeg have two from two.

Kilmurry Ibrickane: Peter O’Dwyer; Martin McMahon, Darren Hickey, Declan Callinan; Evan Talty, Enda Coughlan, Thomas Lernihan; Paul O’Connor, Peter O’Dwyer; Stephen Moloney, Ian McInerney, Michael O’Dwyer; Niall Hickey, Noel Downes, Johnny Daly.
Subs: Mark McCarthy for Noel Downes (half time), Shane Hickey for Johnny Daly, Adrian Murrihy for Niall Hickey.
Doonbeg: Nigel Dillon; Richie Vaughan, Padraig Gallagher, Conor Whelan; David Downes, Brian Dillon, Pauric Ahern; Frank O’Dea, Enda Doyle; Shane O’Brien, Colm Dillon, Brian Egan; Shane Ryan, Kevin Nugent, David Tubridy.
Subs: Joe Blake for David Downes, Conor Downes for Brian Egan.