Hart-ache for Confey as Karl's late goals see Sash pull clear
Karl Hartley scored two goals in the last ten minutes as Sarsfields finished strongly against Confey Photo: Sean Brilly
Confey had the better of the opening half exchanges and were full value for their one point advantage at the break.
In a slow burner it took five minutes for Brian Grimes to ad the first score of the game before Sarsfields levelled through Matty Byrne.The sides were level on two further occasions before James Gately goaled on 17.Gately won a long Oisin Lynch ball behind Shea Ryan before firing home.The sides swapped four points before the break but Confey held the upper hand.1-5 to 0-7.
Sarsfields found themselves two behind within a minute of the restart but they quickly added four in a row to assume control.To Confey's credit they came right back and they added three of their own to again get their noses in front,Niall Carney, Conor Denehy and James Gately all on the scoreboard.
The Confey lead was shortlived as Sarsfields emptied the bench. Goals from Karl Hartley on 51 and 58 was the ignition that Sarsfields needed and despite a late Conor Jennings goal for Confey it was Sarsfields who won out on a 2-17 to 2-10 scoreline.
Marc Courtney Byrne, Alan Scully,Shea Ryan, Daragh Conlon, David Shalvey, Con Kavanagh, Callum Bolton 0-2, Tadhg Hoey,Matty Byrne 0-1, Ethan Mountaine 0-1, Ben McCormack 0-2, Conor Hartley, Karl Hartley 2-3 Shane Doyle 0-6 (3fs), Ben Loakman. Subs: Colm Harnett for Conlon, 26; Daragh Ryan 0-1 for C Hartley, 26; Cian Byrne for Kavanagh, 36; Jake Loakman for Hoey, 43; Jimmy O'Neill 0-1 for B Loakman, 53.
Colin Heeney, Andrew Breslin, Colm Chan, Oisin Lynch 0-1 Conor Jennings 1-0, Ciaran Kilbane, Aidan Crean, Brian Grimes 0-3, Paul Divilly, Ciaran Lyons, James Gately 1-3 (1f, Cathal Jennings, Imad Mirza, Niall Carney 0-2fs, Ben Hourihane. Subs: Conor Denehy 0-1 for Lynch, 34; Ian Devane for Carney, 53.
Conor Daly.
