Roundup: Titles for Kilmacud and Drom-Broadford

December 07, 2008

Kilmurry-Ibrickane's Declan Callinan comes under pressure from Micheal Reidy of Dromcollogher-Broadford in the Munster club SFC final
Kilmacud Crokes are Leinster club SFC champions while Dromcollagher-Broadford bagged the Munster football crown on a day which saw the Ulster final replay postponed due to a frozen pitch. That northern decider between Crossmaglen Rangers and Ballinderry is re-fixed for next Sunday, 14th December, after the match official decider the surface in Brewster Park was too dangerous to play on. In Leinster Kilmacud Crokes came from six points down at the interval with 14 men to see off Rhode at Parnell Park. The Dublin champions, who played all their games at home in their provincial campaign, lost Cian O'Sullivan at the end of the first quarter to a red card and looked in serious trouble as they trailed by 0-3 to 1-6 at the break. Rhode were full value for their lead with Niall McNamee bagging the goal and causing all sorts of trouble for the Crokes' defence. However, on the restart the Dublin champions started to eat into the deficit and two goals from Mark Davoren levelled the game before his side pulled clear to claim the honours. Dromcollagher-Broadford won a low scoring Munster football final in the Gaelic Grounds as they made the most of their scoring chances against a profligate Kilmurray-Ibrickane. The sides were level at 0-3 apiece at the break after the lead had changes hands during a close fought 30 minutes. Seanie Buckley fired Drom ahead on the restart and Pat Donnelly stretched the lead to two as the game entered the final quarter. Odhran O'Dwyer replied for the Clare men but despite some frantic attacking Kilmurray could not level the tie as the sides swapped scores and Drom-Broadford celebrated a famous win. Results Leinster club SFC final Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2-7 Rhode (Offaly) 1-7 Munster clubs SFC final Dromcollagher-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6 Kilmurray-Ibrickane (Clare) 0-5 Ulster club SFC final replay Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) v Ballinderry (Derry) postponed due to frozen pitch Waterford SFC final The Nire 2-5 Ballinacourty 0-11

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