IFC Semi's

On Saturday afternoon in Haggardstown the last 4 four teams left standing in the intermediate championship are coming head to head:

'The Great Pretenders' O'Connell's
'The Yound Guns' St Joesph's
'The Runners Up' Clan na Gael
Sean 'we haven't gone away you know' O'Mahony's 
  

As I've Stated before on here, the IFC is one of the most competitive championship there is!!!
So What makes the semi finals of this daunting competition even more competitive than a Roy Keane Michael Jordan arm wrestle?

not one but Two local derbies!, thats what..... Brilliant! 




First up we have The the Mid Louth Derby, (or East louth? answers on a postcard please) between the Castlebellingham men O'Connells and the men from Dromiskin St Joesph's at 6.30pm 

Both teams will be happy with their form but the Joe's disposal of the Mochta's in the quarter finals was by far the most eye catching. 
Although the O'Connells defeated by the Fechins by a solitary point, this is maybe a more significant result having come from behind to win shows that this year they mean business having lost tight games in past.

This game will be decided by the two smallest men in Haggardstown, barring Murphy Rooney goes to watch!  Niall Conlon from recent Celebrity Banisteoir Fame and the back in 2006 form Derek Mulligan.
Both men when they are in form, describe the most used word in sport these days:Unplayable.


The Dundalk derby will headline the fightcard of saturdays action and it will be massive splash of green and Yellow!

Last years runners up The Clans, play the most consistent of consistent Dundalk Teams in recent years the O'Mahony's.

Both teams play a similar style of pacey football with an emphasis on open forward play. The unlucky minor semi final debacle means the Clans are due some luck but they will have to earn it.

I feel this game will come down to that coveted middle thirds scrap for possession.  Although the Clans will come out smaller in that sector compared to their opposite O'Mahony's opponent they are more equipped to be scrappier! with Stephen Fitzpatrick, Paul Gore and Gary Hoey relishing in that environment.






My Verdict: is a repeat, ironically, of last years Semi final between the Clans and O'Connell's but two draws is not out of the question as Bragging rights are the main prize up for grabs not a place in the intermediate final!