ALL IRELAND IFC SEMI-FINALS: St James 0-12 Gneeveguilla 0-10:SIX POINTS from Eoin Concannon sent St James into the final after a thrilling win over Kerry's Gneeveguilla in Mallow yesterday.
The sides finished 0-8 each after normal time when Liam Murphy landed a long-range free for the Kerry men to set up extra time. St James – who had Séamie Rabbitte sent off in the 19th minute – rallied to kick four extra-time points to seal the win.
St James led 0-6 to 0-5 at the break, with four Concannon points cancelling out four from Liam Murphy. Paul Conroy hit St James’ only two points of the second half.
DJ Ó Conchúir pushed Gneeveguilla ahead five minutes into extra time, but St James landed four more, with Johnny Duane clinching victory.
ST JAMES:J Egan; S Coughlan, A Deasy, C Glynn; J Burke, J Duane (0-1), T Walsh; P Conroy (0-3, two frees), M Kelly; M Elwood, E Concannon (0-6, two frees), S Donnellan; R O'Connell (0-1), A O'Donnell, S Rabbitte (0-1). Subs:B Dooney for O'Connell (50 mins); S Boyle for Donnellan (59 mins); D O'Connell for O'Donnell (61 mins).
GNEEVEGUILLA:P O'Riordan; B Sheehan, E Lawlor, MB Murphy; D O'Connor, P O'Connor, J Sheehan; JP Brosnan, D Murphy; DJ Ó Conchúir (0-1), F McAuliffe, B O'Leary (0-1); M Murphy, L Murphy (0-7, 0-4 frees), D O'Connor. Subs:R McAuliffe (0-1) for B O'Leary (41 mins); T O'Leary for Danny O'Connor (41 mins); D Murphy for Donie O'Connor (57 mins).
Referee:R Hickey (Clare).
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