Dylan Hourihane and Mark Buckley were the main men for O'Donovan Rossa and Dohenys
O’DONOVAN Rossa and Dohenys will meet in the Carbery U21A football championship final this Sunday in Castlehaven.
The Rossas – last season’s U21B champions – were the first team to book their place in the divisional decider after they beat neighbours Castlehaven by 1-12 to 1-8 on Saturday in Leap. Dylan Hourihane scored 1-8, including a crucial penalty in the 50th minute that stretched his side’s lead to four points.
On Sunday, Mark Buckley kicked 11 points as Dohenys got the better of Carbery Rangers by 0-20 to 1-13 in Castlehaven. This was an epic. Dohenys led 0-9 to 0-7 at half time, Carbery Rangers came back and led by one point in the second half before Dohenys finished strong to advance to the final.
Don’t miss this Thursday’s Southern Star for full semi-final reports, reaction plus a preview of the Carbery U21A FC final.