UCC lost out to Cork Garda in the final of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship on a scoreline of 3-16 to 0-09. This was a game which Garda never looked like losing and their superiority showed all through.
UCC played with the aid of the breeze in the first half, and although they had plenty of possession, they failed to make much use of it. UCC created plenty of chances but profligate shooting meant they failed to keep in touch on the scoreboard. Over the course of the hour UCC hit over 20 wides which goes a long way to explaining the defeat.
At the half way stage Garda led 1-08 to 0-04. In the second half UCC remained competitive but a continuing failing to convert possession into scores meant that the game quickly went out of their reach. A far more impressive Garda outfit made much better use of the chances they created and established an unassailable lead. In the final ten minutes Garda added two further goals to record an emphatic win.
With Cork Garda having won the 2009 All-Ireland Junior Championship they now go on to represent Cork in the Munster Senior Championship. UCC, as Cork runners up, now progress onto the Munster Junior Championship where a better performance all round is required.
This will be UCC’s second time competing in Munster competitions. In 2008 they qualified for the Munster Junior Hurling Final following a win over Wyeth Pharmaceuticals from Clonmel in the semi-final. In the Munster Final they were defeated by Analog Devices of Limerick. This time they will hope to go one step further.
Team: 1. Seamus Cronin 2. Rob Phelan 3. Rory Rice 4. Denis Murphy 5. John Eakins 6. Fergal Moloney 7. Donal Og O'Donovan (0-01) 8. Donal Harold 9. Brendan Keohane 10.Michael Lingwood
11. Ger McGlacken (0-03, 2f) 12. Frank Hickey (0-01) 13. Eanna Martin (0-01, f) 14. Pat Cremin 15. James Moylan (0-01) Subs:
Ronan Spillane (0-01)
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