Under 21 Hurling Championship – quarter final
Glenariffe-Glenravel 5-14 Sarsfields 2-15
Glenariffe/Glenravel booked a semi-final place against Cushendall when they beat Sarsfields in Monday evening’s quarter final in Waterfoot. Fielding a team short a good few regulars the home side found the going tough in the first half and led by just five at the break. A Fionn Jemfrey point in the first minute of the second half got Sarsfields back to within four but once they got going Glenariffe-Glenravel pulled away to win by eight in the end.
In what was at times a bad tempered game, which saw four mentors and one player receive red cards, the home side made the perfect start and Daniel Kearney had the ball in the Sarsfields net in the first minute and when Canice McIntosh added a point they were four to the good. Anthony McGarrigle, who was to be Sarsfields best man, pulled a couple back from frees and though the excellent Oisin Gillan added a couple of good points for the home side, Sarsfields were back to within a couple of points when corner forward Darren Delander grabbed a great goal on 14 minutes.
A second goal, this time from Daniel Kearney, eased the pressure on the home side with Oisin Gillan and Cormac McKeown sending over poinst they pulled clear, but McGarrigle kept picking off the points for the visitors and at half time they were only five behind. (2-08 to 1-06)
When Jemfrey got the first point of the second half it looked like it was going to be tight, but Glenariffe/Glenravel three quick points, two from Christy Leech and one from Canice McIntosh started to ease the pressure. McGarrigle came back with another point for the Paddies but a brilliant solo goal from Oisin Gillan and one soon afterwards by Cormac McKeown gave the home team a bit of breathing space. Jemfrey and McGarrigle kept plugging away for Sarsfields but the home side were in control by this stage and when Canice McIntosh got their fifth goal there was no way back for the visitors.
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