Under21 "A" Hurling Championship
Ballyhea 0-9 Kilworth 1-13 (22/08/01)
Played At | Shanballymore.
Our u-21 hurlers made their exit from the Championship last Wednesday night at the hands of Kilworth. Kilworth opened good enough and led 0-3 to 0-0 after 6 mins but by the 20 min we were on level terms 0-4 a piece, Ian Curtin scoring Ballyhea's 4 points. But by half-time Kilworth had opened up a 3 point lead 0-7 to 0-4.
The
second half was evenly contested and with 10 mins to go just 2 points
separated the sides 0-10 to 0-8, but 3 points for Kilworth and a goal in the dying seconds after Karl Metelko had brought off a fine save ensured their passage to the semi-finals. Other notable performances that deserve a mention were Paddy Moloney, Gavin Metelko and Timmy Shanahan.
This was a disappointing result for Ballyhea but with a number of key players unavailable it proved costly on the night. Kilworth now meet Fermoy in the Semi Finals of this Championship
Scorers | Ian Curtin 0-8, Ken Morrissey 0-1.
Ballyhea Team | Karl Metelko, Kieran O' Leary, Eoin O' Keeffe, Patrick Moloney, Gavin Metelko, Timmy Shanahan, Kieran O' Riordan, Liam O' Connor, Jonathon O' Sullivan, Ian Curtin, Denis Gould, John Hennessy, Declan Fitzgibbon, Ken Morrissey, Conor O' Riordan.
Ballyhea Subs | Colm Hawe, John O' Riordan, Cian Ryan, Barry Coleman
