from Evening Echo Monday 3rd July 2017
WHITE’S CROSS are through to the Cork County Junior B Hurling Championship final over following their five point win over Lough Rovers in the semi final replay at Pairc Ui Rinn last evening. The deciding score came from sub Seamus Reid in the 54th minute. Lough Rovers were forced to line out without key player Jonathan English, who has emigrated having played so well in the drawn game.
Conor Buckley opened the scoring with an early pointed free that struck the post and came out to the same player who sent it over. Lough Rovers opening score was a pointed free by Paul Foy.
Rovers hit a purple patch and they hit some good points. well from this setback. Good play by David Daly to Cian Boyle led to a fine point by Kieran Kenneally. Pat Prout put Paul Foy through for a point that made it 0-4 to 0- 1.
In the 18th minute, White’s Cross had a pointed free by Conor Buckley. Rovers keeper Niall O Sullivan saved well from Kevin Buckley.
In the 26th minute, a sideline cut by Brendan Murnane to Billy O’Hara produced a point as The Cross closed the gap to the minimum in the dying moments when Conor Buckley pointed another free to leave it 0-05 to 0-4 at the interval.
On the resumption, Conor Buckley and Paul Foy exchanged an early pointed free.
By the 40th minute, Buckley with a free had them level 0-6 each. They were also deadlocked at 0-7 apiece
Dean Cummins made some good runs for Lough Rovers against the stiff breeze. some
They lacked scoring powerup front. Buckley pointed a 65 with Rovers replying in the 5lst minute when Paul Foy pointed another free .
White’s Cross substitute Seamus Reid was only on a few minutes when he gained possession from Billy O’Hara and make belted the ball to the net to make it 1-09 to 0-08.
In the 58th minute, Sam Heffernan worked well to Brendan Murnane who was fouled.
Conor Buckley struck another fine pointed free that sealed victory by a five-point margin.
Scorers for White’s Cross : C Buckley 0-9 (0-6f. 0-2 65s) S Reid 1-0, B O’Hara 0-1, Lough Rovers : P Foy 0-4 (0-3f) D Daly 0-2, K Kenneally 0-1, R O’Connor 0-1.
WHITE’S CROSS: S Cahill, D O’Connor, J O’Connell, P Murnane, B Murphy, M Kelleher, K Hall, C Buckley, D Murnane, B O’Hara, E Murnane, B Murnane (Capt) A Kent, K Buckley, C O’Flynn. Subs: S Heffernan for C O’Flynn, S Reid for A Kent.
LOUGH ROVERS: N O’Sullivan, C Keane, A Moloney, J Sheehan, K O’Connell, S Keane, A O’Sullivan, P Foy, D Cummins, D Daly, D Flaherty, P Prout, R O’Connor, K Kenneally, C Boyle. Kiely Subs for : C O’Callaghan Kiely for Prout, D Cotter for A Moloney , D