This was a close fought affair until a late scoring burst of 1-2 in the last five minutes gave Ballinabranna a rather flattering win. An excellent 15 minute goal by Niall Humphries gave Clonmore a 1-4 to 0-6 lead but the point scoring ability of Gary Dunne and David Cox gave Ballinabranna a half time lead of 0-10 to 1-5. There was very little between the teams in the second half and there was only a point in it on 52 minutes (0-13 to 1-9) before a 58th minute goal ensured the points stayed at home.
Clonmore: Jason Fitzharris, Enda McGrath, Shane Murphy, Paul Hogan, Larry Doyle (0-1), Jordan Kane, Cormac Malee, Con Murphy (0-1), Alan Humphries, Francie Whelan, Paul Byrne, Darren McGrath (0-1), Daniel Quigley, John McGrath (0-2), Niall Humphries (1-4, 2f). Subs: Andrew Byrne for Paul Byrne, Paul for Jordan (black card, 40mins).
Ballinabranna: Adrian Brennan, Cathal Owens, Colin Byrne, Bobby Comerford, Darren O'Keeffe, Jimmy Cahill, William Kavanagh, Gary Dunne (0-5), Conor McNally, John Sheehan, Graham Amond, Ciaran Noonan, David Cox (0-4), Paddy Meaney, Keelan Brennan.
PHOTO: Cormac Malee made his debut for the Intermediate team against Ballinabranna tonight and acquitted himself very well.
