Ballymac progressed to the Premier Junior Championship with a hard earned victory over Cordal on Saturday evening last in Ballymac.
The teams were level after 15 minutes 0-3 apiece,Phillip O Connor(0-2)and Niall O Ciardubhain(0-1)the Cordal scorers with Shane O Reilly,Jonathon Keane and Tomas O Connor replying for the home side. Vincent Horan edged Ballymac ahead with a point but two more Phillip O Connor points saw the visitors lead at half time 0-5 to 0-4.
Ballymac played their best football in the 15 minutes after half time and points from Aidan Breen(0-3) ,Vincent Horan,Padraig McCarthy and Tomas O Connor put them in the driving seat.
Cordal hit back with a Brian Reidy point before Niall O Ciardubhain goaled to reduce the lead to a single point.Daniel O Shea then pointed to extend the Ballymac lead.
The final ten minutes were frantic as Cordal strove to rescue the game and they were indebited to goalkeeper Sean Og O Ciardubhain who made a fine save from Micheal Reidy following a good run.Ballymac also had their defence to thank for keeping a determined Cordal attack at bay with Liam Dunne in particular making some timely interceptions.Luke Sweeney had the final point of the game ensuring his side progressed.
Many thanks to all who turned up to support the lads on the night.
Team : P Laide, L Dunne, M Leen, T J Casey, M Reidy, L Sweeney, D Long, S. Dowling, E Reidy, T O Connor, P McCarthy, S O Reilly, J Keane, D O Shea, V Horan,
Subs : A Breen, M Shanahan, C de Lacey.
The draw for the Premier Junior Championship which took place on Sunday evening threw up