Following their relegation from Division 4 in 2011 the junior team were eager to get off to a good start in Division 5 with a view to pushing for promotion later in the season. Things started well, as Miltown opened a 4 points to no score lead early on, with scores from Niall Quinn, John Meade & Eoin McDonagh. Kilkee settled at this stage and closed the gap, 5 points to 3. The home side looked to be heading into the break ahead, until Brendan O'Brien was penalised for a jersey pull in the square and Kilkee were awarded a penalty. Despite Robbie Healy's best efforts, the penalty was converted and Miltown trailed at the break by 1 point, 1-3 to 5 points.
Peter Cleary's introduction at half time had a huge bearing on the game, as Miltown began to dominate possession around the middle of the field. During this period St.Joseph's outscored Kilkee 7 points to 1, with Niall Quinn scoring 5 points in a row from play. Kilkee were not finished yet and when their corner forward netted a fine shot from 20 meters, Miltown were under pressure again. Gerard Malone steadied the ship with two fine scores, one a beautiful shot from way out on the Miltown right flank. Further scores were added by Niall Quinn and Eoin McDonagh to give St.Joseph's the victory.
Miltown had good displays from James & Brendan O'Brien in defence, while young Sean Mahoney also impressed. John Meade & Peter Cleary formed a very effective partnership at midfield, while up front, wing forwards Eoin McDonagh & Conal O'Friel worked tirelessly to good effect. However, special mention must go to Niall Quinn at centre forward who put in a "man of the match" performance, scoring 10 points and providing Kilkee with endless problems, to which they had no answer.
Miltown Team: R.Healy, J.O'Brien, J.Galvin, M.Cleary, B.O'Brien, E.O'Brien, S.Mahoney, G.Malone, J.Meade, E.McDonagh, N.Quinn, C.O'Friel, T.Meade, T.Flynn, E.Fox. Subs: P.Cleary for E.Fox, C.Haugh for T.Flynn.
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