Four Masters lift fourth straight MFC Division 1 title at expense of Glenswilly

Four Masters are minor champions for the fourth year in a row, a massive achievement.

They won this game with a scintillating burst around the 21st minute, hitting 3-2. Up to then it was close but Glenswilly were never able to get close after that.

Shane Tinney had an impressive opening point for Glenswilly while Conor McCahill was off target at the other end.

Conditions were difficult with the constant rain but Thomas Lenehan made light work of them as he powered through to point.

Glenswilly almost had a goal as Jonah Cannon rattled the crossbar. Shane Tinney converted from a free. Four Masters then began to click with McCahill starting a move finished to the net by Thomas Lenehan.

Matthew Enright pulled point back but Masters then struck for 3-2 in four minutes. Full back Aidan Quinn drove forward on a magnificent run to set up Lenehan for his second goal.

Cian Gavigan pointed before Gethin Mosby gathered a wayward kick-out to send Turlough Carr in for goal number three.

And to top it off Conor McCahill fielded and found Lenehan with a wonderful pass and the corner forward completed his hat trick.

Glenswilly, to their credit, didn't down tools and hit the last four points from Paddy Ward, Enright, Tinney and Cillian Bonner to leave it Four Masters 4-3, Glenswilly 0-7 at the break.

Matthew Enright started the second half scoring with a free but Jack McGroarty came forward to cancel that. Conor McCahill got his first score from a free and Lewis McCaughan added another.

McCahill pointed from play and Turlough Carr stretched the lead to 12 points by the 45th minute. Lenehan showed his class with a point before Gethin Mosby fired home a fifth goal.

Shane Tinney and Mark Collum had points for Glenswilly but in between sub Odhran McMullin struck for goal number six. In the fading light Cian Gavigan hit the final point.

Four Masters scorers: Thomas Lenehan 3-2; Turlough Carr and Gethin Mosby 1-1 each; Odhran McMullin 1-0; Conor McCahill 1f, Cian Gavigan 0-2 each; Jack McGroarty, Lewis McCaughan f 0-1 each.

Glenswilly scorers: Matthew Enright 0-3,1f; Shane Tinney 0-4,2f; Paddy Ward, Mark Collum, Cilllian Bonner 0-1 each.

Four Masters: Lewis McCaughan; Ethan McCrea, Aidan Quinn, Jack McGroarty; Cian Gavigan, Eoghan O’Neill, Patrick McGonagle; Tomas Carr, Conall Flannery; Callum Maskery, Turlough Carr, Alan McHugh; Conor McCahill, Gethin Mosby, Thomas Lenehan.

Subs: Conor Griffin for Flannery (35); Jake Quinn for Maskery (50); Odhran McMullin for McCrea and Finn Gillespie for Mosby, (both 52); Colin Downey for McGroarty (57).

Glenswilly: Conor McGrenra; Darragh Cullen, Jamie McFadden, Noah Casburn; Paul Mullen, Liam McGinley, Matthew McGinley; Pauric Devine, Paddy Ward; Mark Collum, Shane Tinney, Jack Duddy; Jonah Cannon, Matthew Enright, Shane Tinney, Cillian Bonner.

Subs: Zach Gallagher for Duddy (40); Caolan Scott for Mullen (44); Luke Patton for C Bonner (50); Alex McDevitt for J Cannon (54); Flynn O'Sullivan for Casburn (58).

Referee: Anthony McCallig (Naomh Ultan).