Kilkenny CBS 1-9 St Kieran's College 0-10:A FIRST-half goal from Eddie Burke proved to be the decisive score as Kilkenny CBS saw off their local rivals St Kieran's College and booked their place in the Leinster A senior hurling league final yesterday.
Burke found the net on 24 minutes, getting on the end of a Richie Doyle pass and drilling an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Thomas Byrne.
Oisín Walsh also added four points to leave the CBS five clear, 1-6 to 0-4, at the interval, Shay Butler grabbing a brace of frees for St Kieran's.
Two more points for Walsh stretched the CBS lead in the second half, but St Kieran's didn't go down without a fight. Led by the tireless midfielder James Gannon (0-4) and Butler they closed the gap to two points, but could not find the goal that would have snatched victory.
Substitute Sam Holmes tried his best with a close-range free two minutes from time but his shot was well stopped by CBS midfielder Cathal Kenny, who then cleared the ball to safety.
KILKENNY CBS: P Vickery; G Gaule, A Forristal, J Lynch; C Roche, D Kenny, P Galvin; C Kenny (0-1), R Doyle (0-1); B Dollard, Oisín Walsh (0-7, six frees, one 65), Ollie Walsh; B Kennedy, E Burke (1-0), M Clifford.
ST KIERAN'S COLLEGE: T Byrne; A O'Dowd, W Phelan, P Dowling; M Rice (0-1), D Brennan, S Norton; S Phelan (0-1), J Gannon (0-4, two frees, one 65); N Crean, B O'Connor, S Butler (0-3, frees); C Buckley (0-1), E Grant, P. Holden. Subs: B Donovan for Crean (34 mins), S. Holmes for Grant (41 mins), J. Cahill for Holden (45 mins).
Referee: E Mansfield (Kilkenny).
