Kenmare earn semi-final spot as dream Corn Uí Mhuirí debut rolls on

Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final: Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, Kenmare 1-13 Patrician Academy, Mallow 0-6

Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine's dream Corn Uí Mhuirí debut rolls on as the Kenmare school secured their semi-final berth with a 10-point victory over Patrician Academy, Mallow.

Jack Tangney, Neal O’Shea, and Donnacha O’Sullivan gave them a sharp cutting edge in attack, accounting for all but one point of their total.

The Ronan Buckley and Seán O'Shea-coached team advance to a showdown on Saturday week against Kingdom giants St Brendan's College, Killarney.

Patrician had only returned to the top grade of Munster football a year previous and were eyeing back-to-back semi-finals since making the step up.

They ended up with 14 players for the final 22 minutes after full-back Ben Noonan was sent off for a second yellow.

Patrician were already without the services of their captain and Cork U20 Gearóid Daly, although Ben O’Shea got a first start of the campaign after returning from injury.

He opened the scoring, finishing off a slick running move through the hands of Aaron Murphy and Eddy Walsh.

But indiscipline would cost them as Scéine strung together the next four points from frees. Tangney won two and kicked all four with O'Sullivan and Neal O'Shea also drawing fouls.

Cathal Kelleher then got in along the endline for a sight of goal but Murphy came across to block.

Scéine defended with intensity as David O'Brien and Rossa Mac Gearailt blocked point attempts and Ben O'Callaghan sniffed out a turnover.

When Tangney had a shot blocked down by Cian Cooney, he recycled the ball for Neal O'Shea to score their first from play in the 18th minute.

Patrician began to improve with good defensive play from Mikie O'Riordan and a gem of a pass from Colin Ruby releasing Dylan O'Connell, who blazed over the crossbar.

Their crowd came alive when Cathal Mullins launched a curler between the posts.

The teams traded scores with Neal O'Shea's hanging effort from a tight angle cancelled out by Mullins lashing over at the Highfield End.

O'Sullivan pushed the gap out to double scores, 0-8 to 0-4, with his jinking run leading to a handpassed point before sending a missile between the posts from the kick-out.

Still, Patrician could've been level by half-time. John Murphy's smart kick sent Walsh into space to point before they carved out the best goal opening of the half.

O'Connell exchanged a one-two with John Murphy and beat the keeper with a fierce shot only for a heroic Jack Sweeney dive to divert it around the post.

To compound that missed opportunity, an O'Callaghan block down led to Tangney winning a free for his fifth of the day. 0-9 to 0-5 at midway.

Scéine extended that advantage to six after the restart. Tangney's kick-passing one-two got them going again and O'Sullivan slotted a free from the left flank.

After Noonan's red card, his teammates rallied with a Mullins free followed by an ambitious shot on goal from the corner-forward which Barry Fitzsimons saved.

Scéine had their first wide in the 46th minute but immediately returned for a Jack O'Sullivan point.

It ended 14-a-side with a black card for Scéine full-back David O'Connor in the 55th minute but they still tagged on the final 1-1.

Substitute Micheál O'Mahony landed the final point before O'Shea got around the cover for a cherry-on-top goal in stoppage time.

Scorers for Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine: J Tangney (0-6, 5 frees); N O’Shea (1-2); D O’Sullivan (0-3, 1 free); J O’Sullivan, M O’Mahony (0-1 each).

Scorers for Patrician Academy: C Mullins (0-3, 1 free); D O’Connell, B O’Shea, E Walsh (0-1 each).

POBALSCOIL INBHEAR SCÉINE (Kenmare Shamrocks unless specified): B Fitzsimons; B O’Callaghan, L O’Sullivan, J Sweeney; D O’Brien, D O’Connor, R Mac Gearailt; J O’Sullivan (capt), M Tangney; C Kelleher (Kilgarvan), D O’Sullivan (Tuosist), S O’Donoghue (Kilgarvan); N O’Shea, J Tangney, A O’Sullivan.

Subs: D Grebowiec for A O’Sullivan (40), L Brown for Kelleher (42), R O’Byrne (Templenoe) for O’Brien (48, inj), M O’Mahony (Templenoe) for J O’Sullivan (57), K O’Sullivan (Kilgarvan) for O’Donoghue (57, inj).

PATRICIAN ACADEMY: D O’Riordan (Kilshannig); M O’Riordan (Kilshannig), B Noonan (Mallow), A Murphy (Mallow); E Walsh (Mallow), P Murphy (Mallow), C Cooney (Clyde Rovers); J Roche (Mallow), P Britton (Mallow); C Ruby (Kilshannig), B O’Shea (Mallow), J Murphy (Mallow); C Mullins (Clyda Rovers), D O’Connell (Kilshannig), C Corbett (Clyda Rovers, capt).

Subs: E Sheehan (Mallow) for Ruby (h-t), R Crowley (Kilshannig) for Corbett (48), M Murphy (Kilshannig) for Roche (53), D Carroll (Mallow) for Walsh (60, inj).

Referee: B Barrett (Douglas).

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