St Mel's take over after the break

St Mel's, Longford... 2-12 St Declan's, Cabra..

St Mel's, Longford ... 2-12 St Declan's, Cabra ... 1-5St Mel's made the running in the second half at Cabra to win through to the quarter-finals. In what was a well-contested encounter, St Declan's were let down by poor distribution.

Diarmaid McRory had netted for St Mel's on seven minutes but St Declan's countered well. Bernard Brogan, the son of a famous father of the same name, was their top scorer on the day with 1-3, and put his side back on level terms with a penalty before the break.

St Mel's responded in kind 11 minutes after the break when Joe Ó Brian converted from the spot after Adrian Murphy had been dragged down.

SCORERS: St Mel's - J O Brian 1-2; D McRory 1-0; C Farrell, C Smith, E Williams, D Gibbons 0-2 each; P Smith, A Murphy 0-1 each. St Declan's - B Brogan 1-3; M Carton, J Brogan 0-1 each.