Concession of quickfire goals proves costly for 'Bracks

FEIS CUP

The concession of two quickfire goals soon after the first water break left Ballinabrackey with too much to do as they lost out by 1-12 to 2-13 to Na Fianna in their first home match in the Feis Cup.

Sean Kavanagh and David Carroll kept Ballinabrackey in touch as they trailed Na Fianna by 0-2 to 0-3 at the water break, but when play resumed disaster struck as the goals from Jack McNally and Ethan Devine stunned the hosts and they then conceded six consecutive points before Seamus Curry's free closed the gap to 0-3 to 2-8 at the interval.

Curry and Danny Quinn launched a comeback after the resumption, but against Na Fianna responded before Quinn and David Carroll pointed to make it 0-8 to 2-11 at the second water break.

The final quarter belonged to the strong finishing 'Bracks. Richie Coffey rattled the visitors net before Damien and David Carroll, Curry and Jack McLoughlin closed the gap to four. However Na Fianna held on to claim the spoils.

Na Fianna - Shane Geraghty; John Baldwin, Daniel Devine, Peter Slevin; Jake McCreddin, Sean Rafferty, Michael Collins (0-2); Jamie Queeney (0-2), Owen McDonnell (0-2); Damien Downey, Sean Martin, Ben Caldwell (0-2); Ciaran McDonnell, Ethan Devine (1-1), Jack McNally (1-1). Subs - Daniel Queeney (0-3), Evan Henrick, Mark Slevin, Ciaran Regan, Vincent Ward, Paul Kennedy, Glen McDonnell.

Ballinabrackey - Ciarán Cummins; Adam O’Brien, Michael Kearney, David Thompson; Diarmuid Meleady, Derek Flynn, Richie Coffey (1-0); Erick Clancy, Damien Carroll (0-1); Danny Quinn (0-3), David Carroll (0-3), Evan Daly; Sean Kavanagh (0-1), Seamus Curry (0-3), Andrew Munnelly. Subs - Nicky Judge for Thompson, Gavin Quinn for Daly, Jack McLoughlin (0-1) for Munnelly, Dean Pluck for Cummins, Leo Cullen for Clancy.