Kennedys IFC-Paths to the Final

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Paths to the final

Cathal Mullaney

 

The last championship meeting of these two sides was in late May in the opening round of the competition – On Sunday, they renew acquaintances knowing there is a lot more at stake this time around.

Calry/St Joseph’s were made sweat for this hard-earned one point victory – a 0-12 to 0-11 success – and subsequently went on to win all of their group games, topping the Group One table with five wins from five.

Shamrock Gaels also impressed in the group stages, with their aforementioned loss to today’s opponents their only blip. Four wins from five guaranteed second place in the group, with both sides comfortably through to the final eight.

Calry/St Joseph’s credentials as title hopefuls were perhaps dented following a laborious five point win over an ultra-defensive Cloonacool, but their two point win over St Patrick’s in an entertaining semi-final meeting showed just what last year’s finalists can do.

Shamrock Gaels, too, had to endure some difficult encounters in the knockout stages – they defeated an improved Easkey by three points in the quarterfinal (0-15 to 1-9) having dug out some late scores, while they overcame Bunninadden by a solitary point, 0-12 to 0-11, two weeks ago in the semi-final.

Results to date:

Calry/St Joseph’s

IFC G1: Shamrock Gaels 0-11 Calry/St Joseph’s 0-12

IFC G1: Bunninadden 3-9 Calry/St Joseph’s 3-16

IFC G1: Calry/St Joseph’s 2-19 Easkey 2-3

IFC G1: St Michael’s 0-5 Calry/St Joseph’s 4-14

IFC G1: Calry/St Joseph’s 2-14 St Farnan’s 0-12

IFC QF: Calry/St Joseph’s 0-13 Cloonacool 1-5

IFC SF: Calry/St Joseph’s 1-12 St Patrick’s 0-13

 

Shamrock Gaels

IFC G1: Shamrock Gaels 0-11 Calry/St Joseph’s 0-12

IFC G1: St Farnan’s 0-8 Shamrock Gaels 3-16

IFC G1: Bunninadden 1-10 Shamrock Gaels 0-19

IFC G1: Shamrock Gaels 1-9 Easkey 0-6

IFC G1: Shamrock Gaels 3-16 St Michael’s 0-7

IFC QF: Shamrock Gaels 0-15 Easkey 1-9

IFC SF: Bunninadden 0-11 Shamrock Gaels 0-12