Priory Park was the location for the Cork Credit Unions division 4 football clash between table toppers Kilshannig and Newmaket on Sunday morning last.

With both sides having won their opening four fixtures in the campaign, a tight contest was expected. A low scoring opening quarter saw the home side lead by a single point through scores from Ryan O’Keeffe, Barry O’Connor and John Ryan. Two further points from Ryan O’Keeffe, including a well taken 45, helped Newmarket maintain their slender advantage. A Barry O’Connor score from play on 24 minutes extended the lead to two, but the visitors levelled as the half drew to a close. The competitive opening period came to a conclusion when Ryan O’Keeffe converted a free on 29 minutes to restore his side’s narrow 0-07 to 0-06 lead.

The visitors had the better of the proceedings after the break, taking a two point lead on 40 minutes. Despite being reduced to 14 men soon after, they continued to dominate the scoring, doubling their advantage on 45 minutes, a point at which Newmarket were also reduced to 14, due to a black card infringement. A brace of Conor O’Keeffe frees on 52 and 53 minutes cut the deficit in half, with the Kilshannig restoring a three point gap minutes later. Newmarket continued to battle and drew level on the stroke of full time following the expert free-taking of O’Keeffe. The comeback wasn’t to be as Kilshannig found a pair of injury time scores to seal a 0-12 to 0-14 win and hand Newmaket their first defeat of the campaign.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

Ryan O’Keeffe (0-09, 6f, 1×45),  Barry O’Connor (0-02), John Ryan (0-01).

Josh O'Keeffe
Mikey Browne		Alan Ryan		Paudie Allen
Aidan Browne		T. J. Brosnan		Bart Daly
	Mikey Cottrell		David Cottrell
John Ryan		Kevin O'Sullivan		Barry O'Connor
Conor O'Keeffe		Cathal Browne		Ryan O'Keeffe
Subs: Daniel Norton for Aidan Browne (46), Paddy Browne for Dave Cottrell (46)