Thomastown, who scored the first five points of the game, led by seven points at one point in the first half, but in the second half Alan Fenton 65 scored twice – both after Anthony Spillane had threatened the Cork champions’ goal. –The score went from 0-11 to 0-6. At halftime.
Former Cork University star Colm Spillane scored a big goal at the halfway mark within the first minute of the game, reducing the gap to four points, but Thomastown fought back with goals from Robbie Donnelly and John Donnelly. , then the latter run set up a goal for Stephen Donnelly.
Thomastown, who were leading 1-13 to 0-7, had lost three of their last four Kilkenny County finals and had irreverently given up all that before this season, but were never overturned. It never happened.
Robbie Donnelly’s dead-ball accuracy put his team clear and captain Stephen Donnelly scored his second goal late on, with Jack Barry pounced on after a good save from Robbie Donnelly.
While Castle Lions were struggling, Thomastown had a good start in the early stages, but they could have taken an even bigger lead if Niall O’Leary had kept the No-Residers under control. Castle Lions’ top scorer Alan Fenton finally got off the mark and Oscar Hallihan scored in the 20th minute to make it 0-5 to 0-3, but Thomastown converted six of the next seven shots to stay ahead. was recovered, and the match was decided. After that you are not really at risk.
Scorers:
Thomas Town: R Donnelly 0-10 (0-5f, 0-2 65), S Donnelly 2-3, J Donnelly 0-3, L Connellan, J Farrell 0-2 each, E Donnelly, P McDonald, J Holden 0-1 each. .
Castle Lions: A Fenton 0-7 (0-3, 0-2 65), C Spillane, N O’Leary 0-2 each, O Hallihan, B Murphy 0-1 each.
team:
Thomas Town: D Galway. N. Kirwan, J. Burke, P. Connellan. B Stanton, E Donnelly, Z Bay Hammond. P. McDonald, J. Farrell. R. Donnelly, L. Connellan, J. Donnelly. J. O’Hanrahan, S. Donnelly, J. Holden.
Subs: D. Waugh of Holden (52), R. O’Hara of Kirwan, D. Prendergast of O’Hanrahan (both 59), A. Cass of Connellan, B. O’Hanrahan of Bay Hammond (both 60).
Castle Yon: J. Barrie; J. O’Leary, C. Barrie, L. Sexton. N. O’Leary, C. Spillane, D. Spillane. A. Fenton, J. Carney. B. Murphy, L. Doocy, O. Hallihan. D. Morrison, A. Spillane, K. O’Leary.
Subs: C. McCarthy, Doocy (11), Shane Moloney, J. O’Leary (49), B. O’Donovan, Hallihan (53), R. Fenton, Morrison (55), R. Feeney, K. O’Leary (58). ).
Referee: C. McDonald (Antrim).