Newmarket-on-Fergus 3-09 Sixmilebridge 2-10

Venue: Gurteen Sunday 12/03/2017

The Bridge were chasing this game from the start after falling behind following a defensive deflection of a David McNamara free from forty five metres eight minutes into the tie. Newmarket opened up a 7 point lead 20 minutes into the game before  Tiarnan Agnew hit the new with a skillful flick to claw back the score. Colm Fitzgerald chipped in with frees to leave 3 points between the teams at the interval.

Newmarkets David McNamara picked up his second green flag in the opening moments of the second half only for Sixmilebridge to hit 1-04 without reply to force the game to extra-time, Agnew once more struck for goal. Both sides had opportunities to win the game but both missed frees so it meant extra time.

The blues outscored the Bridge 4 to 2 in extra time to win by 2 points.

Sixmilebridge: Jason Loughnane; Jordan Downes, Oisin Fitzpatrick, Christy Carey; Seanie Murray, Cathal Lynch, Aidan Whelan; Pa Mulready, Cillian Custy; Ciaran Hassett, Ronan Cahill, Colm Fitzgerald; Gavin Whyte, Paul Corry, Tiarnan Agnew.

Subs: Lorcan Fitzpatrick, Charlie Carmody, Eoin Flynn.

Newmarket-on-Fergus: Jack O’Connor; Conor McCarthy, Colin Guilfoyle, Alan O’Flanagan; Patrick Duggan, Liam O’Connor, Paudie McMahon; John Feehily, James McMahon; Greg Collins, Cathal Finucane, James Freeman; David McNamara, Cathal Hayes, Malachy Noonan.

Subs: Jordan Collins for L O’Connor (10) (Inj), PJ Enright for J McMahon (60) (Inj).

Referee: Ambrose Heagney (Corofin)