Corn Uí Mhuirí Football S-Final – DLS Macroom 3-9 P.S. Chorca Dhuibhne 2-9

DLS Macroom defeated P.S. Chorca Dhuibhne / Dingle by 3-9 to 2-9 in the Corn Uí Mhuirí Football Semi-Final on Saturday at Farranfore.

Two-goal hero Ambrose too hot for Dingle as Macroom edge into final

DLS Macroom 3-9 PS Chorca Dhuibhne 2-9

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From the Irish Independent newspaper

Monday February 15 2010

Declan Ambrose scored a goal in each half at Farranfore on Saturday as 2006 champions DLS Macroom squeezed into the Corn Ui Mhuiri final. The game was on a knife edge entering the final 10 minutes, with the sides deadlocked on 1-8 apiece. In the 52nd minute, Macroom’s Tony Dineen floated in a high ball from 45 metres that was not dealt with by the Dingle defence. After some ping-pong, supersub Cathal Vaughan fired home a goal. Then five minutes later, speedy corner-forward Ambrose started and finished a magnificent move for a goal that all but assured his side of a place in the decider. Ambrose edged past Padraig O Se (son of Kerry legend Paidi) and found Declan Twomey; he passed to Greg Barrett before Ambrose himself raised the green flag.

It appeared game over, but Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne responded and counter-attacked brilliantly, with Brian O’Conaill slipping the ball into the net. The deficit was back down to a goal but the Macroom defence, inspired by Kevin Barrett, held out. Ambrose had given Macroom an early fillip when he pounced on a defensive error to finish soccer-style and put his side 1-6 to 1-5 ahead. Sean Diony O Conchuir got the first Dingle goal.

Scorers — DLS Macroom: D Ambrose 2-2, G Barrett 0-3 (0-3f), C Vaughan 1-0, B Lynch, S Down, A Hegarty, L Kelliher 0-1 each. PS Chorca Dhuibhne: S Diony O Conchuir 1-3 (1f), B O Conaill 1-0, T O Caomhanaigh 0-3 (2f), P O Murchu 0-2, G Mac an tSaoir 0-1

DLS Macroom — P O’Sullivan; J O’Connor, K Barrett, K Manning; D O’Riordan, J Kelliher, C McCarthy; B Lynch, C Ryan; S Down, A Hegarty, D Twomey; G Barrett, T Dineen, D Ambrose

Subs: C Vaughan for A Hegarty (46 mins), L Kelliher for C McCarthy (56)

PS Chorca Dhuibhne — G O Currain; E O Grifin, C O Gealbhain, M O Flannura; P O Se, A O Dubhain, R O Beaglaoi; P O Murchu, T O Caomhanaigh; B O Dubhain, M Sean O Grifin, D MacGearailt; B O Conaill, S Diony O Conchuir, G Mac an tSaoir.

Subs: S Firtear for E O Grifin (ht), C O Ceilleachair for M S O Grifin (45).

REF — M Condon (Waterford)