Moate do enough to advance

Moate CC 0-6 St Peter’s, Wexford 0-4 : DESPITE MISSING two penalties, Moate secured their semi-final berth after victory over…

Moate CC 0-6 St Peter's, Wexford 0-4: DESPITE MISSING two penalties, Moate secured their semi-final berth after victory over St Peter's at Portarlington on Saturday.

Moate led by 0-4 to 0-1 at half-time and maintained their advantage.The Westmeath college will play the winners of the postponed game between St Mary’s, Mullingar, and Edenderry.

The game between St Benildus and St Joseph’s, Rochfortbridge, was also postponed and will now be played in UCD today at 5.30pm.

MOATE CC: J Egan; O Robbins, K Maguire, B Finnerty; D Malynn, J Ledwith, A Cushen (0-3); G Guilfoyle, K Martin; R Dunne, J Gilligan (0-2), J Geoghan; B Allen, D Scanlan (0-1), S Mulligan. Sub: C Grimes for Geoghan.

ST PETER’S: K Whelan; W Deverux, J Gordon, B Tobin; M O’Connor, B O’Gorman, B Berney; D Wright, P Kelly; M O’Regan (0-2), B Doyle, L Óg McGovern; M Fanning, A Rossiter (0-2), B Barron. Subs: S Gannon for Barron, S O’Sullivan for Fanning, N Usher for Deverux.

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