Hazelwood College advance to County Semi- Final

Hazelwood College advance to County Semi- Final

Hazelwood College: 7-7
Colaiste Iosef: 3-7

Hazelwood College defeated Colaiste Iosef, Kilmallock in the quarter final of the U14 VEC Championship on Tuesday last. The Dromcollogher side played their best football in the opening ten minutes of the game. Early goals from Jimmy Kiely and Patrick Jewitt gave Hazelwood the upper hand. John Barrett, John O Gorman and Ross Egan added points before the break for the home side. Kilmallock responded with a goal just before the half time whistle to leave Hazelwood leading 3-4 to 1-4.

The quality of football in the second half was very mixed. John Barrett made the most of his move to full forward scoring 2-2. Ross Egan and Paul Madigan also added to the score board for the home side. Despite being well in arrears in scoring terms Kilmallock battled well to the end. Hazelwood College will now have the tough task of facing Croom or Castletroy in the next round. Best on the day for Hazelwood were John Barrett. Michael Fitzgibbon and Gary Hanley.