Limerick Desmond league in with chance of first Kennedy Cup
Limerick Desmond League – from the west of the county – can win their first-ever SFAI Kennedy Cup if they prevail in Friday's final against Donegal on home soil of University Limerick.
They reached the final of the U14 national inter-league tournament by seeing off last year's finalists North Eastern Regional League in a penalty shootout, with goalkeeper Michael Giltenane the hero.
Ronan Magner gave the huge home crowd something to cheer by firing Limerick ahead. The team beat their district league in Wednesday's quarter-final were pegged back by Bobby Curtis's late equaliser but eventually snatched an historic spot in the decider.
Cork were denied their place in the final by a resilient Donegal side, who struck late in their semi-final to eke out a 2-1 triumph.
Kurt Obanor put the northerners ahead in the first half against the run of play. Seán Horgan's displays for the Rebels have been a highlight of the five-day festival and his cross forced an own-goal to give them 10 minutes to complete the comeback. Instead, Darragh Edwards buried a curler in the last minute to nick it for Donegal.
Waterford, beaten quarter-finalists to Cork, advanced to the final of the Plate subsidiary section against Limerick district by sweeping past Kerry. Kilkenny will meet Dundalk in the Shield final, while DDSL and Kildare clash in the Bowl.
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