Barry Peelo: Lookback at that epic decider back in May of 2010 between Kinsale and Leeside to decide the Premier title that season.
Kinsale lifted their fifth title that
season, but it went down to the wire as the final game between these two decided the title.
A draw would suit Leeside whereas, Kinsale had to win.
Here is a little flavour as to how the
game went:
After a bustling start, Kinsale nudged
in front when Derek McCarthy rose majestically to power a looping header over
the out-stretched arms of Jamie O’Donovan in the Leeside goal for a fantastic
opener in the 22nd minute.
Leeside responded immediately and when
Ricki Gettings fed Derek Delea on the left, the Leeside forward rattled the
side-netting from an acute angled effort.
The home side continued to probe and
when Kinsale’s defence dallied while trying to clear from Barry Goggin’s cross,
Paudi O’Sullivan pounced onto a loose clearance, but blazed wide of the target.
Leeside continued their good spell and
came so close to making it honours even when Derek Delea found the appropriate
space for himself before seeing his rifling low effort come off the butt of the
upright before travelling away to safety.
With three minutes remaining to the
first period, substitute keeper Keith Cotter replaced Jamie O’Donovan who was
forced off through injury.
It was all-square once again on 50 when
after Johnnie Barrett’s corner was cleared, Coleman Coady found the target with
a right-footed effort that nestled in the net.
This had an igniting affect on Kinsale’s
spirits of course as a draw was no good to them and it took a marvellous tackle
by Brian O’Sullivan on Sean Lyons to prevent a definite goal-scoring
opportunity for the visitors, minutes later.
Action soon shifted to the other end and
after Johnnie Barrett’s scissors kick was pushed away by Hurley, Delea latched
onto the clearance, but was denied when his forceful strike ricocheted off a
defender before going out for a corner.
Apart from that threat by the home side,
Kinsale were pressing hard now and with just minutes remaining, the all
important goal came when Ger Harrington’s throw ball was headed on by Pat
Murphy for Derek McCarthy to nonchalantly blast home with tremendous aplomb for
what turned out to be a glorious winner in the end.
Referee: Finbarr Murphy
Leeside: Jamie O’Donovan, Paudi
O’Sullivan, Barry Goggin, Paul Condon, Brian O’Sullivan, Alec Nodwell, Joe
Lyons, Coleman Coady, Johnnie Barrett, Derek Delea, Ricki Gettings.
Kinsale: Brendan Hurley, Sean Holland,
Michael Bradfield, Terence Eade, Eamon Jones, Flor Lynch, Jeremy O’Donovan,
Derek McCarthy, Sean Lyons, Ger Harrington, Alan Jeffers.
And here is the way the Premier league table panned out that season just for the record:
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Kinsale | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 44 |
| Leeside | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 43 |
| Grattan Utd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 38 |
| Wilton Utd | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 25 |
| Park Utd | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
| Blarney St Ath | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 18 |
| Knockavilla Cel | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 17 |
| Coachford | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 17 |
| Glenthorn Cel | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 16 |
| Village Utd | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 13 |
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