Seniors into Cusack Cup final

St. Josephs Miltown senior side have qualified for their first Cusack Cup division 1 final since 1997 following a dramatic 2-9 to 1-11 victory over Doonbeg on Sunday evening in Quilty. After a very even first half, the sides were level on a 1-3 to 0-6 scoreline. Eoin Curtin grabbed the goal early on after a great through pass from Enda Malone. The third quarter went score for score with the sides remaining deadlocked on a 1-6 to 0-9 scoreline. Doonbeg then appeared to have made the decisive move in the game when Colm Dillon cracked home a goal either side of two David Tubridy points. This put Doonbeg into a 1-11 to 1-6 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Michael Barry then sprung into life and cracked home 1-1 to cut the lead to one point. Kevin Keavey then levelled the game before Eoin Curtin hit the winner. The final is scheduled for next weekend. The opponents will be Shannon Gaels who will be full of confidence after defeating Kilmurry Ibrickane on a 2-9 to 0-10 scoreline in the other semi final. The team lined out as follows: Conor O'Loughlin, Enda Malone, Graham Kelly, David Cleary, Enda O'Gorman, Gordon Kelly, Gearoid Curtin, Sean Meade, John Meade, Kevin Keavey 0-2, Gary Egan 0-1, Seanie Malone, Joe Curtin, Michael Barry 1-2, Eoin Curtin 1-3. Subs: Micheal Malone 0-1 for Seanie Malone, Cathal Laffery for John Meade, David Talty for Joe Curtin