HAZELWOOD COLLEGE THROUGH TO MUNSTER A SEMI FINAL
Hazelwood College: 3-19
St Brogans, Bandon: 3-10
Hazelwood are through to the Munster semi final after defeating the much fancied St Brogans’s of Bandon in the quarter final played last Wednesday at Rathcool in Dromtariff GAA grounds. Having started badly the previous week Hazewood were determined to get off to a good start and this they did racing into a 1-3 to no score lead. All the scores came through the excellent Jamie Coughlan at corner forward with only one of his points from a placed ball, the goal- a rocket from at least 25 yard out. Hazelwood kept piling on the pressure through points from Ciaran Morrissey and another brilliantly taken goal from Keith Lacey. Brogans meanwhile had kept the scoreboard ticking over largely through frees and dominated for a ten minute patch from the 15th to the 25th minute, leaving it a three point game 2-4 to 7 points. Hazelwood pushed away again through Jamie Coughlan with three points and Jerry Lane with one. Brogans responded with a point but Hazelwood saw out the half in style with an outstanding finish from Ian Carroll, controlling straight off the hurley without taking it into his hand. Hazelwood had a nine point lead at half time 3-8 to 8 points. Hazelwood got off to a rocky start in the second half as Brogans came out fighting scoring 1-1 to bring it to a four point game. Peter Irwin replied with a point only for Brogans to bring it back to four. Our full forward line were combining well and Jamie Coughlan and Keith Lacey both added points to bring the margin out to six. Brogans weren’t finished yet, though scoring a goal after a long ball in to the Hazelwood backline was a close as they were going to get . However the last ten minutes were all Hazelwood with three points from Jerry Lane, a brace from Jamie Coughlan and one each from Ciaran Morrissey and Peter Irwin to leave the final score Hazelwood 3-19, St Brogans 3-10. The semi-final against Killenaule looks set to be fixed for Wednesday 5th or Thursday 6th March.
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