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2024 AIB Munster Club Junior Football Championship Quarter-Final – Firies (Kerry) 5-13 Fenor (Waterford) 0-7

November 9 @ 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Firies (Kerry) defeated Fenor (Waterford) by 5-13 to 0-7 in the AIB Munster Club Junior Football Championship Quarter-Final on Saturday November 9th at Walsh Park Waterford.

Unstoppable Horgan hits 4-8 and lights flame as Firies torch Fenor

Report by Tomás McCarthy for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Munster Club JFC quarter-final: Firies (Kerry) 5-13 Fenor (Waterford) 0-7

James Horgan hit 4-8 (4-3 from play) as Firies blitzed Fenor in the second half on a dull and damp Saturday afternoon in Walsh Park.

The unmarkable number 11 wowed the strong travelling support with his finishing, his high fielding and his dummies. He sidestepped two defenders to complete his hat trick. A strong case for a Kerry call-up.

“He’s definitely going in the right direction,” captain Michael Daly said afterwards. “You never know. Kerry might be looking for a few in the next while. He won’t do himself any harm with a performance like that anyway! That’s what James does. We see it every night in training so we know what he is capable of.”

Fenor, who recently captured their first Waterford title in 45 years, competed with the Kerry champions for the opening half hour but fell away after that. Firies outgunned them 4-7 to 0-3 in the second period. Goalkeeper and county final hero Michael Mooney denied three certain goals while Richard Lynch kicked five points (four from play).

Off the throw in, Firies midfielder Padraig De Bruin marched through the centre and split the posts with just ten seconds on the clock. Fenor weren’t fazed. A move involving Charlie Binions and Richard Lynch was finished off by Mikey Nicholls with the aid of the crossbar. Fenor’s first point in the Munster football championship.

The locals then lost midfielder Charlie Binions to injury however and Horgan slotted three points in a row. On fifteen minutes, the away fans erupted when the centre forward found the bottom corner (1-4 to 0-1). Fenor kept fighting as the energetic Sean Mackey set up Richard Lynch for their second point.

On 22 minutes, Michael Mooney denied Michael Daly in a one on one. The ball came back off the crossbar and away to safety. An injury time free brought Horgan’s first half total to 1-4. Two Richard Lynch points and one from David Purcell reduced the arrears to five at the break (1-6 to 0-4).

Three minutes into the second half, Mooney made another point blank stop from Stephen Palmer. Horgan swung over a delightful point off his right from 40 metres as Firies took charge. Fenor couldn’t get the ball beyond halfway. Then, on 43 minutes, a short kickout went astray and Horgan tucked the ball into the top corner.

At the other end, Sean Mackey was desperately unlucky when his low shot struck both posts. As the game entered the last quarter, Horgan fetched a high ball, dummied Jim Halley and Mooney and tapped into an empty net. Michael Daly flicked home their fourth goal before Horgan looped in another deep in injury time.

The blue and navy will entertain Cappagh from Limerick in the last four.

Scorers for Firies: J Horgan 4-8 (4fs, 1 45), M Daly 1-1, P De Bruin 0-2, C Doe, D Donohue 0-1 each.

Scorers for Fenor: R Lynch 0-5 (1f), D Purcell, M Nicholls 0-1 each.

Firies: B McCarthy; C Palmer, D Brosnan, B O’Leary; T Clifford, N Donohue, D O’Mahony; P De Bruin, J Flynn; D Donohue, J Horgan, D Brosnan; C Doe, M Daly, S Palmer.
Subs: L Brosnan for D Donohue (47), J Power for Clifford (49), S Cooper for Flynn (49), C O’Mahony for O’Leary (49), TJ Palmer for S Palmer (53).

Fenor: M Mooney; L Middleton, J Halley, R Cullinane; F Walsh, J Flynn, O Buck; C Binions, E O’Connor; M Nicholls, S Mackey, R Lynch; J Hayden, D Murphy, D Purcell.
Subs: E Nolan for Binions (Blood, 8-16), E Nolan for Binions (17), E Lonergan for Cullinane (40), I Hennessy for Purcell (47), P Condon for Halley (49), S Doyle for Hayden (53).

Referee: J Regan (Cork)

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Details

Date:
November 9
Time:
1:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Walsh Park
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