The Garvey’s Supervalu County Senior Hurling Championship final will be between St Brendan’s and Abbeydorney or Ballyduff.
St Brendan’s have beaten Causeway 5-17 to 1-15 while Abbeydorney and Ballyduff meet at Tralee’s Austin Stack Park at 6.30.
Brendan’s led 3 points to 2 after 5 minutes. Causeway then hit 3 points in a row to open up a 5-3 lead after 14 minutes. Points from Eric Leen and Sean Brosnan brought Brendan’s level. With Causeway ahead by 8 points to 6, a 25th minute Billy Lyons goal gave Causeway breathing space. Back to back Brendan’s points had them within 3. Two minutes out from half time a Fionan Egan goal brought Brendan’s level. Muiris Delaney then pointed Causeway ahead by 1-9 to 1-8. They doubled the lead before Brendan’s cut the gap in half at 1-10 to 1-9. Causeway had 3 of the last 4 points of the half-through Billy Lyons, Dan Goggin and Keith Carmody-to lead at the break by 1-13 to 1-10.
St Brendan’s had a storming start to the second period. An Earnan Ferris goal in the opening minute brought them level. Fionan Egan then netted to put them 3 clear. When he goaled again from a penalty Brendan’s had opened up a 4-11 to 1-13 advantage after 6 minutes of the half. Brendan’s notched their 5th goal approaching the 3/4 mark, Gearoid Sheehan neeting to make it 5-13 to 1-14. The gap at the end was 14.
