St Colmcille’s Minor footballers deservedly qualified for the championship semi-finals following the this final group match against Carrigtwohill which was played in White’s Cross grounds on Wednesday night last the 26th of August. and. Despite what the scoreline suggests this was keenly contested all through. Tadhg O’Donoghue was immense at centre back in snuffing out a number of potentially dangerous moves. Last year’s Cork All-Ireland minor medal winner inspired those around him with the workrate from all the backs being a notable feature of the Colmcille’s performance from the throw-in. Conor Docherty put in a trojan shift in midfield, regaining the form that has marked him out through the years, while his colleague Billy Connolly worked himself to a standstill. The running both on and off the ball by David Dunphy and Harry Coughlan

was superb in the half forward line and Sean O’Donoghue got onto a huge amount of ball and picked off some great scores. The overall team attitude tonight was really top drawer all through, and it needed to be to win out against a tough opposition. The minor panel can take great satisfaction from coming through the six championship group games unbeaten, a super achievement in itself. Both these sides will play on Wednesday 2nd of September in a hurling championship semi-final.