Rathmore 1-14, John Mitchels 2-15

This contest sprang to life right from the throw in with Rathmore scoring 1.01 (Goal Donal O Sullivan) inside the first minute. John Mitchels replied with a goal of their own in the 2nd minute. Both teams went point for point finishing the half level at 1.07 each.
Rathmore opened the scoring in the second half with a Mark Reen point. From the 5th to the 12th minutes of the half, Mitchels outscored Rathmore by 6 pts to 2. Then came the killer blow for the home side with Mitchels 2nd goal putting 7pts between the sides. Mitchels then lost Shane O Connor to a red card. Rathmore finished out the half outscoring the visitors 5pts to 2. The pressure that John Mitchels were able to exert especially in the second half proved decisive in this encounter.  Final score :Rathmore 1-14, John Mitchels 2-15.
Scorers:-

Rathmore: M Reen 0.08, D O Sullivan 1.01, D Fitzgerald &E Lawlor 0.02, J Moynihan 0.01
J Mitchels: N Sheehy 1.11, G Bastible 0.02, L Bastible 1.00, C Hurley 0.02.