Na Piarsaigh have point to spare over ‘Town

Na Piarsaigh 1-11 Mitchelstown 0-13

Na Piarsaigh held out for a single point win over Mitchelstown in the Cork Credit Union Div 3 FL at Na Piarsaigh’s grounds on Thursday evening.

Mitchelstown, who dominated at midfield where Sean Walsh and Mark Keane were outstanding, should have done better up front. Over the hour Na Piarsaigh ‘keeper Kieran Waters made some brilliant saves and deflected some goal bound efforts over the bar.

James Sheehan opened the scoring for ‘Town’. Luke Sheehan levelled. Good play by Sean Walsh and Mark Keane led to a fine point by Shane Beston. Padraig Guest replied for Na Piarsaigh. James Sheehan worked well for Shane Beston who kicked over. Sean Walsh pointed after a good solo run, to leave it 0-5 to 0-2. Cian Hogan pointed a free and at the break, Na Piarsaigh held a 0-7 to 0-5 lead.

Alan Hogan pointed a free on the restart. Good play by Sean Walsh led to a Leon Murphy point. Points by Shane Beston and Pat Magee levelled at 0-8 each. Na Piarsaigh had their goal by Padraig Lynch in the 49th minute after good play by Alan Hogan.

Mitchelstown forced a penalty when Shane Beston was brought down. Cormac Hyland’s effort was splendidly saved by Kieran Waters. In the 54th minute James Sheehan with a free closed the gap to 1-8 to 0-9. Kieran Waters saved well from Sean Walsh and Pat Magee in the closing moments. Mitchelstown, pressing very hard in the final moments, were unable to secure the equalising point.

Mitchelstown: Luke Hanna, Killian Roche, Fionn Herlihy, Ryan Donegan, Patrick Molloy, Dave Dineen, Joseph O’Sullivan, Sean Walsh (0-1), Mark Keane, Pat Mage (0-3, 0-1f), Shane Beston (0-5), Cormac Hyland, James Sheehan (0-3, 0-1f), Dylan Reidy-Price, Stephen Kenneally. Subs : Leon Murphy (0-1) for Dylan Reidy-Price, Padraigh Finn for Cormac Hyland.

Referee: Trevor Lyons (Douglas).