Dr Crokes V Nemo Rangers Report

                             Dr Crokes  2-10 --------- Nemo Rangers  0-10.

 In a display that bettered almost any we have produced since our All Ireland victory of 1992 we ran out six point winners over Nemo Rangers . Our opponents record up to now in the competition is impeccable(13 wins from 14 starts) and they lost nothing in defeat on Sunday last. We were completely on top of our game after a lethargic start and controlled the vital midfield sector for most of the game. This was achieved through the efforts of the outstanding Eoin Brosnan and the very solid Ambrose O'Donovan who gets better with every game. Our defence gave very little away and our attack performed as a unit and on the day could afford the luxury of more wides than usual. Our talisman Colm Cooper was involved in almost every thing up front. One should not be picking out individuals after a display like this where every man from one to fifteen was a star.

 It's a pity we weren't winning silverware after such an effort and we will have to produce a similar display on Sunday week to be crowned champions. It would be nice to see James Fleming receiving the Michael O'Connor cup, a just reward for his great displays all year.

 Nemo got off to the better start and led 0-3 to 0-1 after five minutes. The teams were on level terms five minutes later. We outscored our opponents seven points to one in the second quarter and this laid the foundations of our win.

 The teams exchanged points after half time.Then came our two goals, a vintage Colm Cooper effort in the 38th minute after a great assist from Andrew Kennelly and a good opportunistic effort from Brian Looney in the 44th minute. We were now 2-9 to 0-6 in front entering the last quarter.

 We went into defensive mode after that but Nemo were not going to give over their title easily and launched waves of attack. They added on four points to our one in this period and nearly got a lifeline in the last few minutes when their piledriver hit the crossbar. Our defence saw to it that we would hang on for a six point win.

 This was our day in the sun and even though ours was a great display it was still only the penultimate round of the competition and we will have to produce the goods again on December the 10th. One can rest assured that Nemo will be back to add to their thirteen titles in the near future.

 Team and Scorers; Kieran Cremin; Mike Moloney, Luke Quinn, Keith McMahon; Eanna Kavanagh, Brian McMahon, Bat Moriarty 0-1; Ambrose O'Donovan, Eoin Brosnan 0-1; Brian Looney 1-0, Kieran Brosnan 0-2, Andrew Kennelly; Colm Cooper 1-4(0-3frees)James Fleming, Kieran O'Leary 0-2. Subs; James Cahillane, Vince Cooper, Shane Doolan.