Spa 4-15 Currow 1-11
Spa welcomed Currow on Sunday afternoon in the East Kerry O'Donoghue Cup Championship quarter final, and while the game was close in the first half, an unanswered 2-5 from Spa in the third quarter helped secure our place in the semi-final.
Michael Foley (2) exchanged opening points with Currow's Mike McCarthy, John Buckley and Dan O'Shea before a super pass from Shane Cronin was finished to the net by David Spillane. Currow did reply with a great goal chance but James Devane pulled off a good save to deny Mike McCarthy. Spa added another point when Evan Cronin got a hand to a high ball dropping in towards the Currow goalmouth and moments later he did well to turn over a ball in the Spa defence and played in to Michael O'Donoghue who finished the second Spa goal. Evan then added another Spa point to make it 2-4 to 0-3.
Currow soon levelled the game however, with Dan O'Shea, Conor Sheahan, Seamus Brosnan and Pa McCarthy all on target and Mike McCarthy with the Currow goal from the penalty spot to make it 2-4 to 1-7. Ryan O'Carroll and Michael O'Donoghue (2) edged Spa in front again, and with a late point from Currow's Pa McCarthy, at half time Spa were leading 2-7 to 1-8.
Spa hit a purple patch in the third quarter with points from Ryan O'Carroll, Michael O'Donoghue (2) and Evan Cronin and goals from David Spillane and Evan Cronin, to take a big lead at 4-11 to 1-8. Man of the match Evan Cronin added two more points, and Niall McCarthy and Michael O'Donoghue also added to the Spa tally while Currow points from Mike McCarthy and Pa McCarthy (2) finished the game at Spa 4-15 Currow 1-11.
Draw for the semi-finals to be announced.
Spa Team: James Devane, Eoghan Cronin, Eoin Fitzgerald, Brian Lynch, Shane Lynch, David Spillane, Ciaran Spillane, Liam Kearney, Shane Cronin, Gary Vaughan, Ryan O'Carroll, Michael McCarthy, Michael Foley, Michael O'Donoghue, Evan Cronin. Subs: Niall O'Mahony, Ollie Cremin, Cormac Cronin, Andrew Garnett, Niall McCarthy, Brian Devane
Currow Team: Shane O'Leary, Niall O'Sullivan, Garreth O'Connor, Timmy O'Leary, John O'Connor, Pat O'Sullivan, Mike Hanifin, Seamus Brosnan, Seamus Scanlon, Conor Sheahan, Pa McCarthy, Luke Fitzgerald, Mike McCarthy, John Buckley, Dan O'Shea. Subs: Kevin Daly, Sean Brosnan, Tommy Dennehy, Padraig O'Shea
Referee: Brendan Brosnan (Glenflesk)
Man of the Match: Evan Cronin
