Naomh Columba had four points to spare over Milford at Páirc na nGael
In awful weather conditions Naomh Columba came away with the points against Milford in Pairc na nGall in difficult conditions for both teams.
Naomh Columba 2-6 Milford 0-8
Milford had the better of the first half leading 0-4 to 0-2. Cathal McGettigan and Finn Coll kicked the points before a free from Eric Carr got the home side of and running. Then in the 23rd minute a point from midfielder Ronan Docherty before Kyle Black's point stretched the visitors' lead to three. Just on half-time a Padraig Byrne free left two in it at the break.
At the start of second half another point for Cathal McGettigan knocked over Milford before Michael Callaghan pointed for the hosts.
In the 40th minute the game turned with two goals in as many minutes - firstly Lanty Molloy lashed in the corner of the net and then a Paul O'Hare passed across goal to Michael Callaghan, who kicked high to the net.
Lanty Molloy got another point before Cathal McGettigan and a Darragh Black free put four in it with four minutes remaining. There was a scramble in the Naomh Columba goal with the ball coming off both posts before somehow being kicked away to safety. Padraig Byrne's free for Naomh Columba and a Darragh Black free at the other end left four points in it as full-time whistle sounded.
Naomh Columba scorers: Lanty Molloy 1-2; Michael Callaghan 1-1; Padraig Byrne 0-2, 1f; Eric Carr 0-1, 1f.
Milford scorers: Cathal McGettigan 0-3, 2f; Darragh Black 0-2, 2f; Finn Coll, Ronan Docherty and Kyle Black 0-1 each.
Naomh Columba: Shane O'Gara; Stephen Callaghan, Barry Carr, Stephen Jones; Paul O'Hare, Eric Carr, Darragh Cunningham; Declan McGuire, Padraig Byrne; Sean Hardy, Lanty Molloy, Ronan Gillespie; Michael Callaghan, Joseph Lyons, Oisin McGinley. Subs: Pauric Ward, Aaron Byrne.
Milford: Eoin McGettigan; Kieran Sheehan, Matthew Stewart, Anthony Curran; Shaun Coffee, Tony McNamee, Paul Ryan; Ronan Docherty, James Doyle; Gavin Riney, Shane Black, Darragh Black; Cathal McGettigan, Finn Coll, Kyle Black. Subs:
Gavin Grier and Eoin O'Donnell
Referee: Seamus McGonigle (Aodh Ruadh)
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