The Kilbrin onslaught began from the outset with the first point arriving in the second minute. By the tenth minute Kilbrin had five points on the board before John Lane got Newmarket off the mark with a pointed free in the tenth minute. Kilbrin added a point before striking for a goal midway through the half by which stage the outcome began to look ominous. Three further points followed before John Lane had Newmarket’s second score of the half. Newmarket failed to make any impact as Kilbrin blitzed their opponents with some sparkling scores. John Ryan added a further Newmarket point before the interval but a rampant Kilbrin turned over in front by a whopping 1-17 to 0-3.

Kilbrin added to their big tally within a minute of the restart before Newmarket’s talisman John Lane added two points. Kilbrin replied with four more unanswered points and were it not for the outstanding form of Newmarket goalkeeper Shane McAuliffe throughout and at times some wayward shooting the outcome could have been even worse. John Lane added to his tally before a brief respite arrived midway through the half when Michael Kenneally got a finishing touch to a John Lane delivery for a Newmarket goal. The sides shared the next four points with John Lane on target with another brace of points. Newmarket maintained an improved effort with three more points before the finish with John Lane twice either side of a superb individual point from Colin O’Sullivan proving scant consolation of a very disappointing evening for the club.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Lane (0-9), Colin O’Sullivan (0-1), Michael Kenneally (1-0), John Ryan (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Brendan Stack		Nicky Flanagan
Timothy Murphy		Kevin O'Sullivan		Niall O’Connor
	Tony O'Keeffe		John Lane
Colin O'Sullivan		Shane Murphy		Jonathan Flaherty
John Ryan		Michael Kenneally		Barry O'Leary
Subs: Billy Daly.

Newmarket got off to a flying start when the outstanding Barry O’Leary pointed in the opening stages, however they were dealt a blow with Freemount finding the net moments later. Tony O’Keeffe reduced the arrears before two Freemount points gave them a clear three point lead by the tenth minute. A tough and uncompromising encounter developed with both sides up to the task of championship fervour.

The accuracy of John Ryan from placed balls was a feature of the half and he split the posts on two occasions midway through the half as Newmarket gained momentum. Freemount responded and answered with two points to restore their advantage of three points.

As the game entered the final ten minutes of the half, Newmarket scored their first goal of the evening. A fine build up involving John Ryan and Kevin O’Sullivan picked out half forward Jonathan Flaherty, one of five starting debutants on the night and he took on the Freemount rearguard with a typical rampaging run before clipping the ball to the net past the Freemount custodian. This tied the scores for the first time at 1-4 apiece and while Freemount had the next score, Newmarket grew in confidence that stemmed from the defence. The full back line of young Padraig Allen, Brendan Stack and Nicky Flanagan impressed while at the other end John Ryan hit two superb pointed frees, the second of which gave Newmarket the lead for the first time and left them in front at the turnover, 1-6 to 1-5.

Buoyed on by their first half display, Newmarket resumed in fine form as Michael Kenneally and Barry O’Leary increased the advantage with two well struck points within three minutes. The game was littered with stoppages, as injuries played a big part throughout, with three Newmarket players having to depart the fray due to the nature of injuries suffered.

Freemount gained the authority and five unanswered points edged them in front again at the three quarter mark. As the injuries began to take their toll, Newmarket received a timely boost as a long delivery from distance by Barry O’Leary found the net to overturn the lead again, 2-8 to 1-10.

Newmarket’s joy was short lived however as a minute later a breaking ball in the goalmouth was whipped to the net to put Freemount in poll position again. Freemount reigned in on victory as they reeled off three quickfire points. Once again for Newmarket it was Barry O’Leary who drew inspiration as he pointed. The sides then traded points as John Ryan cut the deficit to four points late in the contest but Freemount ensured progression on adding a further point and seal a semi final place.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

Barry O’Leary (1-3), John Ryan (0-5), Jonathan Flaherty (1-0), Tony O’Keeffe (0-1), Michael Kenneally (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Paudie Allen		Brendan Stack		Nicky Flanagan
Shane Murphy		Kevin O'Sullivan		Robert Stack
	Timothy Murphy		Conor Cronin
John Ryan		Tony O'Keeffe		Jonathan Flaherty
John Lane		Michael Kenneally		Barry O'Leary
Subs: Gavin Forde, Pa O’Brien, Seanie Francis O’Connor, Niall O’Connor, David Enright

Newmarket began brightly as John Lane and Colin O’Sullivan pointed within six minutes. Meelin scored their first point in the twelfth minute in the midst of a heavy downpour with Jonathan Flaherty making light of the conditions by pointing from a difficult angle a minute later. Meelin were next to score but midway through the half, Newmarket corner forward Barry O’Leary gathered possession and crashed an unstoppable shot to the roof of the net for the games first goal. A scoreless ten minute spell followed as both sides missed a number of good scoring chances in the poor conditions. As the half entered the closing minutes, Meelin finished very strongly. Three points followed in as many minutes before the productive period ended with a telling goal in the final minute of the half. Newmarket did have time to register another point with Kevin O’Sullivan on target from a long range free to leave Meelin in front by 1-5 to 1-4 at the halfway mark.

Meelin stretched their advantage within three minutes of the restart before John Ryan pointed for Newmarket two minutes later. In their next attack, Newmarket regained parity with John Ryan converting a free. Twelve minutes into the half Shane Murphy edged Newmarket in front but the lead was short lived as Meelin equalized from the resultant puckout to leave the score at 1-7 apiece. Meelin seized the initiative at this stage and a brace of points forged them in front again. John Lane reduced the lead to a minimum again with little over ten minutes remaining, but this proved to be Newmarket’s final score of the contest. Meelin pointed before a match clinching second goal followed with little over six minutes to play. The visitors sealed their victory with a further point towards the end to claim a place in the final.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

Barry O’Leary (1-0), John Ryan (0-2), John Lane (0-2), Kevin O’Sullivan (0-1), Shane Murphy (0-1), Jonathan Flaherty (0-1), Colin O’Sullivan (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Brendan Stack		Paudie Allen
Michael Kenneally		Kevin O'Sullivan		Robert Stack
	Tony O'Keeffe		Shane Murphy
Jonathan Flaherty		Colin O'Sullivan		John Ryan
Barry O'Leary		Billy Daly		John Lane
Subs: Nicky Flanagan, Ian Flanagan, David Quinlan, Timothy Murphy.

Newmarket got off to the worst possible start when Banteer found the net within two minutes. John Lane pointed in the fourth minute with Banteer adding their first point of the game a minute later. The sides shared four points by the eleventh minute as two pointed frees from John Ryan left the score reading 1-3 to 0-3. John Ryan was again on target from a free before Banteer engineered a well worked goal with three points adding to a sizeable advantage. Brendan Stack impressed in the Newmarket attack and he scored a well taken point with Barry O’Leary repeating the feat a minute later to leave the score reading 2-6 to 0-6 by the twenty first minute. Banteer were next to score but Brendan Stack and John Lane brought Newmarket to within five points. Banteer scored two of the final three points of the half with John Lane getting his third point of the game which left the score reading 2-9 to 0-9 at half time.

Banteer began the second half with three unanswered points before John Lane scored two fine points within a minute for Newmarket. The next two points were divided with John Lane again on target which left the score at 2-13 to 0-12 with thirteen minutes remaining. Banteer increased their lead on adding the next two points before Donnacha Fitzpatrick found the target for Newmarket, eight minutes from time. Banteer scored next but the prolific John Lane replied with two more points of his own. The final two points were shared with John Lane again the Newmarket marksman as a free scoring contest came to a conclusion.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Lane (0-9), John Ryan (0-3), Brendan Stack (0-2), Barry O’Leary (0-1), Donnacha Fitzpatrick (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Billy Daly		Nicky Flanagan
Gavin Forde		Kevin O'Sullivan		Shane Murphy
	Colin O'Sullivan		Jonathan Flaherty
John Ryan		Brendan Stack		David Quinlan
Barry O'Leary		Robert Stack		John Lane
Subs: Niall O’Connor, Paudie Allen, Michael Kenneally, Donnacha Fitzpatrick, Eddie Allen.

The game began very brightly as four points were shared within the first eight minutes as Kevin O’Sullivan and John Ryan brought Newmarket level on two occasions. However, even as early as the sixth minute, Newmarket were given an indication of what to expect when outstanding young goalkeeper Shane McAuliffe produced a stunning double save to keep his goal in tact. Tullylease did find a way past the Newmarket goalkeeper in their next attack as they opened up the defence. The home side were relentless and three further points gave them a lead of 1-5 to 0-2 after fifteen minutes. Newmarket simply had no answer to Tullylease as they swept forward in a procession of attacks which yielded another four points without reply.

Newmarket gained a reprieve in the twenty third minute when John Ryan pointed but despite the continuing heroics of Shane McAuliffe, Tullylease crashed home a second goal from close range. Two points were exchanged before the end of the half as John Ryan again converted a free which left the score at half time reading 2-10 to 0-4 in favour of Tullylease.

Tullylease were first to point after the restart with John Lane answering with a point for Newmarket. The sides swapped the next four points with John Ryan and Kevin O’Sullivan on target for Newmarket. As the game entered the final quarter, Newmarket offered a slight improvement with John Lane and John Ryan twice pointing but Tullylease also had two further points to seal a comfortable victory and qualification for the latter stages of the league.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Ryan (0-6), John Lane (0-2), Kevin O’Sullivan (0-2).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Billy Daly		Nicky Flanagan
Michael Kenneally		Kevin O'Sullivan		Conor Cronin
	Barry O'Leary		Colin O'Sullivan
John Ryan		Jonathan Flaherty		Tony O'Keeffe
Donnacha Fitzpatrick		Robert Stack		John Lane
Subs: Timothy Murphy, David Enright, Niall O’Connor,Gavin Forde, David Quinlan

Newmarket were quickly off the mark thanks to well struck points from John Lane and Robert Stack by the third minute. Kilgarvan recorded their first point in the sixth minute. Newmarket saw a number of scoring chances go astray before John Lane and Tony O’Keeffe added to the tally. Kilgarvan added two scores to cut the deficit to a single point, 0-4 to 0-3 after seventeen minutes. Newmarket took a firm grip of the contest at this stage as an array of points followed. John Ryan scored four points with other points coming from John Lane, Barry O’Leary and Jonathan Flaherty as seven successive points gave Newmarket an advantage of 0-11 to 0-3 at the halfway mark.

As the second half resumed, Newmarket maintained their dominance. Donnacha Fitzpatrick clipped over a neatly taken point within a minute with John Ryan, Barry O’Leary and John Ryan again all on target within five minutes of the restart. John Lane added a brace of points as the game went into the final fifteen minutes. Tony O’Keeffe and a long distance point from substitute David Quinlan further stamped Newmarket’s authority on the game as they amassed fifteen points in total without reply. Kilgarvan did threaten to breakthrough for a goal on several occasions but found Newmarket’s goalkeeper Shane McAuliffe in outstanding form with the full back line of Michael O’Leary, Billy Daly and Nicky Flanagan also in commanding form. Kilgarvan were awarded a penalty three minutes from time but the goal bound strike was turned over the bar with an excellent stop from Shane McAuliffe. As the final whistle blew, Newmarket were left to reflect on a fine win with eight different players getting on the scoresheet.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Ryan (0-6), John Lane (0-5), Barry O’Leary (0-2), Tony O’Keeffe (0-2), Jacko Flaherty (0-1), Robert Stack (0-1), Donnacha Fitzpatrick (0-1), David Quinlan (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Billy Daly		Nicky Flanagan
Conor Cronin		Kevin O'Sullivan		Shane Murphy
	Colin O'Sullivan		Barry O'Leary
Jacko Flaherty		Tony O'Keeffe		John Ryan
John Lane		Robert Stack		Donnacha Fitzpatrick
Subs: Gavin Forde, David Enright, David Quinlan.

Freemount opened the scoring on pointing within the first minute. Newmarket enjoyed territorial advantage for various periods of time in the first half but failed to capitalize on the scoreboard. John Lane did get Newmarket on level terms with a seventh minute point but Freemount were more productive in front of goal and they responded on adding two points in as many minutes. Seven minutes lapsed without a score before Freemount increased their advantage. Newmarket replied within a minute with a well converted point from distance through Colin O’Sullivan. Freemount again took their advantage to three points before Newmarket were rewarded for their attacking endeavours with a goal in the twenty second minute. A long distance free from the impressive Kevin O’Sullivan dropped dangerously towards the Freemount goalmouth and in the scramble that resulted, Niall O’Connor nipped in to flick an equalizing goal to the back of the net. Freemount reacted in fine style and reeled off five points in as many minutes to assume control. The half ended with John Ryan converting a free for Newmarket to leave the half time scoreline reading 0-10 to 1-3 in favour of Freemount.

John Lane reduced the arrears with a well taken point within a minute of the resumption but Freemount added the next two points to their tally. Newmarket grew in stature and two points from John Lane left the score reading 0-12 to 1-6 as the game entered the final quarter. Freemount took their lead to four but Newmarket remained in contention as substitute Tony O’Keeffe pointed with eleven minutes remaining. Newmarket assumed the ascendancy as a lively encounter developed at this stage. John Ryan pointed a free and when Tony O’Keeffe added his second point, only a single point separated the sides with three minutes remaining. Freemount turned the screw and were next to score courtesy of a point. As the contest ended the final stages the home side sealed victory with a well struck overhead goal from close range to put the issue beyond Newmarket and confirm the points for Freemount.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Lane (0-4), Niall O’Connor (1-0), John Ryan (0-2), Tony O’Keeffe (0-2), Colin O’Sullivan (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Billy Daly		Pa O’Brien
Barry O'Leary		Kevin O'Sullivan		Timothy Murphy
	John Ryan		Shane Murphy
Conor Cronin		Colin O'Sullivan		Jacko Flaherty
Niall O’Connor		John Lane		Nicky Flanagan
Subs: Tony O'Keeffe, Robert Stack, Gavin Forde, Donnacha Fitzpatrick

Meelin began brightly and took an early two point lead. Newmarket were guilty of hitting a succession of wides during the half and were made to pay as Meelin added a third point in the eleventh minute. Newmarket eventually got off the mark a minute later when John Lane pointed after forging out a chance for himself. John Ryan converted a free before Meelin added to their tally after nineteen minutes. Conor Cronin pointed spectacularly from an impossible angle before John Lane tied the sides for the first time at 0-4 apiece after twenty two minutes. The sides again traded points as Conor Cronin restored parity for Newmarket as the half came to a conclusion. Meelin forged in front again before Newmarket received a major boost in the last moments of the half. Colin O’Sullivan launched a high dropping ball that fell on the edge of the Meelin square and John Lane was on hand to supply a finish to the net as Newmarket took the lead for the first time, 1-5 to 0-6 at the end of the opening half.

Newmarket resumed with John Lane pointing smartly from play before John Ryan added a sublime point from distance with a sideline cut in the sixth minute. Meelin had the next score but a John Ryan free restored a four point advantage for the home team. Meelin added the next point but as the game entered the final quarter, Newmarket assumed the ascendancy and the scores followed as a result. John Lane and John Ryan pointed before Newmarket were awarded a penalty with eight minutes remaining. John Lane pointed the resultant penalty to stretch the lead to five points. A minute later, Newmarket having seen a few previous goal scoring chances come to nothing, found the net for a second time when Conor Cronin whipped the ball superbly to the bottom corner of the net from fourteen yards. The confidence flowed as substitutes Tony O’Keeffe and Niall O’Connor made telling contributions as they both added to the scoreboard.

As the game came to a conclusion Meelin replied with a whirlwind finish as two quickfire goals found the net before the home side held on for the win.

The Newmarket team and scorers…
John Lane (1-5), Conor Cronin (1-2), John Ryan (0-4), Tony O’Keeffe (0-1), Niall O’Connor (0-1).

Subs:

Kevin O’Sullivan opened the scoring on pointing a free from distance within a minute of the throw in. Millstreet hit a few early wides before John Lane increased Newmarket’s lead on scoring his first point of the night in the fifth minute.

Millstreet found the target for the first time in the tenth minute and tied the sides for the first time a minute later. The visitors were in a fine vein of form at this stage and three further points in as many minutes gave them a three point advantage after fifteen minutes. Newmarket responded and the prolific John Lane added two converted frees in as many minutes to cut the deficit back to a single point. As the half entered the closing minutes, Millstreet added a couple of points before Barry O’Leary pointed for Newmarket. The home side saw a few opportunities go wide at this stage before Millstreet completed the half with a point, to turnover with a lead of 0-8 to 0-5.

Newmarket began the second half well and John Lane added to his increasing tally with two early points. Kevin O’Sullivan, who had a commanding presence at centre half back, pointed a free from distance and restored parity at 0-8 apiece by the fifth minute of the half. Newmarket suffered a setback two minutes later when despite some resolute defending, Millstreet found a way through the rearguard to finish to the net for the games only goal. John Lane replied with a point, but two Millstreet points doubled their advantage to four points by the end of the third quarter.

Newmarket showed admirable determination at this stage and in a six minute spell three John Lane points and another from Conor Cronin had the sides level for a third time, 1-10 to 0-13 with little over eight minutes remaining. Millstreet regained the lead with two points in rapid succession but once again John Lane pointed before Colin O’Sullivan tied proceedings for a fourth time. The visitors again hit the front with two late points but once more Newmarket showed great resolve to reply. Shane Murphy pointed before talisman John Lane kept his composure to point a difficult free in the final cameo of a close and entertaining encounter.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Lane (0-11), Kevin O’Sullivan (0-2), Shane Murphy (0-1), Barry O’Leary (0-1), Colin O’Sullivan (0-1), Conor Cronin (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael Kenneally		Billy Daly		Michael O’Leary
Pa O’Brien		Robert Stack		Shane Murphy
	Kevin O'Sullivan		Barry O'Leary
David Quinlan		Colin O'Sullivan		Conor Cronin
Eddie Allen		John Lane		Donnacha Fitzpatrick
Subs: Nicky Barrett, Niall O’Connor, Paul Verling.

Kilbrin raced into an early lead with two points by the fourth minute before John Ryan got Newmarket on the scoreboard with a well converted long range free. Kilbrin added a brace of points before John Ryan once more was on target from a placed ball. In the tenth minute Colin O’Sullivan slotted over a third Newmarket point but in a flash Kilbrin added to their tally at the other end.

The game flowed with pace from end to end as a highly entertaining game developed. Newmarket’s outstanding performer, Kevin O’Sullivan cut the deficit to a point again on striking a long range point but the visitors responded with a point in their next attack.

Newmarket grew in confidence and this was reflected with points from John Ryan and a fine long range point from Barry O’Leary which tied the sides for the first time at 0-6 apiece in the sixteenth minute. The high scoring rate continued with the sides swapping points as Shane Murphy levelled the game for the second time in the twentieth minute. Newmarket took the lead for the first time thanks to Kevin O’Sullivan but this lasted only moments as Kilbrin replied with a levelling score. The impressive John Ryan displayed his accuracy with two further points but on each occasion Kilbrin answered and as an excellent half of hurling concluded the sides turned over deadlocked at 0-10 apiece having been level on five different occasions during the second quarter.

The second half resumed in similar vein, with Kilbrin edging in front but Shane Murphy struck a fine equalizer from distance for Newmarket. Four minutes into the half Kilbrin found a way through the Newmarket rearguard and a clinical finish provided the first goal of the game. Kilbrin grew in stature and Newmarket struggled at this stage to add to their tally despite their valiant efforts. Kilbrin added three points and by the three quarter stage, they enjoyed a six point advantage, 1-14 to 0-11. Points from John Ryan and Kevin O’Sullivan brought Newmarket to within four points as the game entered the final ten minutes but crucially the next score was a decisive second Kilbrin goal as they took a significant lead. Newmarket did create a couple of clear cut goal scoring chances, one in each half but unfortunately were unable to avail of either. John Ryan had Newmarket’s final score of the game as Kilbrin added three of the last four points of the contest to claim victory.
The Newmarket team and scorers…

John Ryan (0-7), Kevin O’Sullivan (0-3), Shane Murphy (0-2), Barry O’Leary (0-1), Colin O’Sullivan (0-1).

Shane McAuliffe
Michael O’Leary		Billy Daly		Michael Kenneally
Donnacha Fitzpatrick		Kevin O'Sullivan		Robert Stack
	Barry O'Leary		Shane Murphy
Niall O’Connor		Tony O'Keeffe		John Ryan
Eddie Allen		Colin O'Sullivan		Nicky Flanagan
Subs: John Lane, John Scanlon, Paul Verling.

The home side were razor sharp from the outset getting on the scoreboard within the opening minute. Newmarket did provide an equalizer when Brian Daly pointed a free in the fifth minute but Meelin soon got into their stride and four unanswered points followed. Brian Daly scored Newmarket’s second point in the fifteenth minute but Newmarket failed to gain any impetus whatsoever as a rampant Meelin hit over a string of impressive scores. As the half concluded a shell shocked Newmarket trailed by 0-11 to 0-2

Any hopes Newmarket harboured of any sort of a comeback were quashed instantly upon the restart as two more sublime points from distance followed for Meelin. Brian Daly had his third point of the game but the Meelin machine struck back with three points in as many minutes. A brief highlight for Newmarket came nine minutes into the half when Donnacha O’Dea placed a neat pass across goal towards Shane Murphy and he gathered before flashing a shot to the back of the Meelin net to leave the scoreline at 0-16 to 1-3.

The sides then exchanged points with Kevin O’Sullivan registering Newmarket’s first from play. Newmarket simply had no answer to their opponents and once more an array of  memorable points followed for Meelin as the lead was increased by a further five points. Newmarket had points before the finish through Brian Daly twice and Colin O’Sullivan but the devastating home side never relented and made the breakthrough for their goal six minutes from time before concluding the most emphatic and comprehensive of winners.

The Newmarket team was…

John Ryan
Donnacha Fitzpatrick		John McSweeney		John Scanlon
Nicky Flanagan		Pa O’Brien		Anthony Crowley
	Conor Cronin		Tony O’Keeffe
Barry O’Leary		Brian Daly (0-5)		Kevin O’Sullivan (0-1)
John Lane		Colin O’Sullivan (0-1)		Donnacha O’Dea
SUBS: Shane Murphy (1-0), Robert Stack, Bryan O’Connell

Newmarket opened the scoring when their most potent forward John Lane found the target in the fourth minute. The home side levelled within a minute before gaining the lead in the eighth minute. Shane Murphy tied the sides for a second time before John Lane regained the lead for Newmarket when converting an eleventh minute free. Freemount gained parity in the twentieth minute and within a minute they claimed the games only goal to gain a clear advantage. Freemount edged further ahead by adding another point before the impressive Barry O’Leary pointed for Newmarket. The half concluded with the sides exchanging two points, Newmarket’s score coming when Shane Murphy pointed after being awarded a penalty. The half time score read 1-5 to 0-5 in Freemount’s favour.

Newmarket performed admirably in the second half, a rock solid defence the foundation to a successful period, with Conor Cronin and Anthony Crowley particularly outstanding. John Lane was central to Newmarket’s success in attack as despite enjoying dominant periods of possession they struggled to find the target. He added points in the fifth, twelvth and sixteenth minutes of the half to tie the sides for a fourth time. Newmarket grew in confidence with Colin O’Sullivan and the inspirational Barry O’Leary driving the side forward. Newmarket eventually regained the lead thanks fittingly to Barry O’Leary with ten minutes left to play. A hard fought contest went down to the wire and Michael Kenneally got the final score of the contest as Newmarket held on the claim the points.
The Newmarket team was…

John Ryan
Donnacha Fitzpatrick		John Scanlon		Pa O’Brien
Conor Cronin		John McSweeney		Anthony Crowley
	Barry O’Leary (0-2)		Colin O’Sullivan
Tony O’Keeffe		Shane Anthony Murphy		John Lane (0-5)
Michael Kenneally (0-1)		Shane Murphy (0-2)		Robert Stack
SUBS:

Newmarket took the lead when Kevin O’Sullivan landed the opening point within a minute from a free. Shane Murphy added a second for Newmarket before Meelin opened their account in the sixth minute and quickly knocked over another three points within the first ten minutes. The sides exchanged points in the next thirteen minutes with Shane Murphy once more finding the target for Newmarket. Meelin finished the half in the ascendancy and three points in succession gave them an interval lead of 0-8 to 0-4.

Meelin resumed the stronger quickly adding two points within the opening minutes of the half. Shane Anthony Murphy pointed for Newmarket but Meelin increased their advantage with two further scores. Colin O’Sullivan was on target from a long distance free but Meelin responded with a point and significantly the games opening goal to take a commanding 1-14 to 0-6 advantage. Kevin O’Sullivan pointed next but Meelin dominated and added a further goal and three points. Kevin O’Sullivan registered Newmarket’s final score but Meelin were clear victors long before the finish.
The Newmarket team was…

John Ryan
Donnacha Fitzpatrick		Brian Daly		John Scanlon
Nicky Flanagan		John McSweeney		Conor Cronin
	Kevin O’Sullivan (0-4)		Colin O’Sullivan (0-1)
Shane Anthony Murphy (0-1)		Shane Murphy (0-2)		John Lane
Donnacha O’Dea		Robert Stack		Tony O’Keeffe
SUBS: Michael Kenneally, Sean Irwin, Micheal Murphy