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Dohenys bridge long gap

Cork SFC Semi-final/Dohenys 0-12 Aghada 0-8: Dohenys bridged a 31-year gap by reaching the Cork SFC final after a well-deserved…

Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00

Cork SFC Semi-final/Dohenys 0-12 Aghada 0-8: Dohenys bridged a 31-year gap by reaching the Cork SFC final after a well-deserved victory over Aghada at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

The Dunmanway club led 0-7 to 0-3 at the interval but Aghada fought back to cut the deficit to a single point before late scores by Gerald McCarthy (twice) and Seán Farr secured victory for Dohenys.

DOHENYS: D Farr; C Collins, P Deane, A Murray; T O'Donovan, M O'Donovan, N Hurley; M Farr, P Collins (0-1); P McCarthy (0-2), S Farr (0-2, 1f), B Collins; D Healy (0-2), D O'Donovan (0-1), G McCarthy (0-4, 1f).

AGHADA: E Kennedy; A Morrissey, R Dwane, B Crowley; J Connolly (0-1), K O'Connor, B Hennessy; P O'Neill, A Kelleher; S O'Keeffe (0-1f), C Ó Suilleabháin, T O'Neill; J O'Connell (0-2), K Downs (0-4, 2f), C Hickey. Subs: J O'Connor for T O'Neill (28 mins), N Berry for Ó Suilleabháin (43), C Power for Hickey (46), E O'Neill for Connolly 51.

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Referee: J Kearney (Cork).