Longford IFC: Ardagh Moydow hard pressed to get the better of gritty Cashel

Although Ardagh Moydow were in control for most of the match, the eventual victory almost slipped from their grasp as gritty Cashel tried hard to salvage the situation in a tense finish to the second Intermediate Football Championship semi-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Sunday.

Ardagh Moydow . . . 0-11    Cashel . . . 0-9

A cracking point from the prominent full-forward Daryl Carrigy in the final minute of normal time left Liam Keenan’s side leading by 0-11 to 0-8 but Cashel were given a glimmer of hope from a free converted by Padraic Syron

Gary Kenny’s charges were then awarded another free in the fourth minute of stoppage time and had Syron landed the last gasp two-pointer the game would have finished in a draw to force a replay.

But the free dropped short of the posts, much to the great relief of Ardagh Moydow who will certainly want to improve for the big battle against Killashee in the Hennessy Cup decider which is a repeat of the Covid delayed 2020 Intermediate final. 

ARDAGH MOYDOW: Cian O’Beirne; Mark McCord, Tommy Powell, Jack Gallagher; Shane Henry (0-1), Gerard Farrell, Conor Carroll; Eugene Murray, Emmet Donlon; Diarmuid Farrell (0-1), Paddy Keenan (0-1), Connor Hogan; Dylan Coady (0-3, 2 frees), Daryl Carrigy (0-4, 1 two-pointer from play), Killian Farrell (0-1). 

Subs:- James McGoey for E Murray (injured, 29 mins); Paddy Hanley for P Keenan (54 mins); Brendan Finnan for G Farrell (injured, 54 mins). 

CASHEL: Shane Bannon (0-2, two-pointer free); Luke O’Boyle, Andrew Farrell, Aidan Mulvihill; Jamie Bermingham, Aidan Rowan, Mel Farrell; Conor Farrell (0-3, 1 two-pointer from play), David Sweeney; Dan O’Shea, Brian Kelly, Jack Sweeney; Conor Murtagh, Padraic Syron (0-3, 2 frees), Rian O’Boyle.

Subs:- Ronan Farrell (0-1) for J Sweeney (injured, 19 mins); James Skelly for B Kelly (48 mins); Steven Weafer for D O’Shea (injured, 54 mins). 

Referee: Patrick Maguire (St Mary’s Granard).