Longford senior hurling champions Clonguish Gaels through to Leinster Junior Club semi-final
AIB Leinster Club Junior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final
Clonguish Gaels . . . 2-15 Mountmellick (Laois) . . . 1-12
Outstanding forward O’Brien scored both goals for the Longford senior champions, the first in the early stages of the game and the decisive second in the 54th minute to clinch a place in the last four. O'Brien clocked up the impressive total of 2-8
Clonguish Gaels, who led by 1-9 to 0-6 at the break, are now away to the Kilkenny junior champions Conahy Shamrocks in a couple of weeks time in their quest to qualify for the provincial title decider.
Conahy Shamrocks will be a significant step up in class on the evidence of their most emphatic 2-17 to 1-9 win over the Dublin junior champions Fingallians on Saturday.
CLONGUISH GAELS: Eanna Daly; Gerard Moore, Paul Hession, Patrick Corcoran; Francis Molloy, Neil O’Connor, Michael Devlin; Stephen Gregg, Eugene Kiernan; Bart Hanley (0-6, 4fs), Shane O’Brien, Alan Sorohan; Paul Barden Snr, Joe O’Brien (2-8, 0-1 penalty, 0-7 frees), Paul Barden Jnr.
Subs:- Kevin Burke (0-1) for E Kiernan (half-time); Anthony Corcoran for S O’Brien (injured, 32 mins), David Gregg for S Gregg (57 mins).
MOUNTMELLICK: Cathal Flynn; Kevin Scott, Lawrence Kenny, David Fennelly; Eddie Melia, Donnacha Hartnett (0-1), Peter Dunne; John Connolly, Redmond McEvoy; Nigel Murphy (0-1), Barry Mangan, Karl Donoher (0-1); Michael Birmingham (0-1), Ian Fennelly, James Hillard (1-8, 0-8fs).
Subs:- Sean Mangan for K Donoher (53 mins); Ian Moore for D Fennelly (57mins); Thomas McEvoy for R McEvoy (one minute into stoppage time), Ciaran Rochford for E Melia (three minutes into stoppage time).
Referee: Mark Ryan (Dublin).