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Club Finals: Round-up

MAYO teams tend to come to sticky ends against Kerry opposition in Croke Park, and so it came to pass again yesterday.

Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00

MAYO teams tend to come to sticky ends against Kerry opposition in Croke Park, and so it came to pass again yesterday.

Milltown-Castlemaine were far too good for Davitt’s in the All-Ireland Intermediate club football final and, as is often the trademark of Kerry teams, won with a bit of style, 1-13 to 1-6.

When full forward Colm Kearins punched a high, dropping ball to the back of the net he pushed his team 1-3 to 0-2 ahead, and they never looked back. Davitt’s briefly threatened to make a match of it when full forward Fergal McGrath scored a cracking goal after 25 minutes, but, by half-time, Milltown-Castlemaine led by a healthy 1-7 to 1-3.

Davitt’s scored the first point of the second half, but that would be as good as it would get for them for some time. Milltown-Castlemaine scored the next five points in a row, and the match was pretty much done and dusted as a contest.

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A couple of late frees from Davitt’s captain Michael Conroy made the scoreline look a little healthier, but the winners ended the match on a fitting exclamation mark when substitute Derek Twiss arced over a beautiful point to provide the perfect end to the day.

* MOUNTLeinster Rangers of Carlow hung on to complete an amazing 1-13 to 1-11 victory over Middletown of Armagh in Croke Park on Saturday evening in the All-Ireland club Intermediate hurling decider. Middletown went in at the break three points up and with Rangers full back Brian Nolan sent off it looked like only a matter of closing out the game.

However, in the closing stages of the game Eddie Byrne had a goal disallowed for the Carlow side, but three frees from Denis Murphy ensured they would be crowned champions regardless.

* INthe All-Ireland club junior hurling final on Saturday at Croke Park, St Patrick's Ballyragget of Kilkenny defeated Cork side Charleville, 1-13 to 1-12.

St Patrick’s got off to a better start, opening up a three-point lead, but the Cork side settled and the sides were level at half-time, 0-5 apiece. The sides were also level late on and the match appeared to be heading for extra time, but St Patrick’s got the decisive score and took the title.