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cullen advance to PJFC Quarter-Finals After Victory Over Na Piarsaigh

Match Summary

Cullen are safely through to the quarter-finals of the McCarthy Insurance PJFC after their win over Na Piarsaigh⁤ at Glantane on Friday night.

They were led by⁢ their Cork ⁣star Luke Murphy, who hit 1-11 of their ⁣tally, including two two‍ pointers as he led by example all through.

First Half battle: The Luke Murphy Duel

In the first half it was the battle of the Luke Murphy’s as Cullen’s star player was marked by Na Piarsaigh’s full-back of the same name.

However, the Na Piarsaigh man was substituted at half-time due⁤ to a yellow card, as they couldn’t risk ⁣him being sent off against his namesake.

Na ⁢Piarsaigh attempted to change their fortunes by bringing on former Cork star, John Gardiner, ⁢but even his presence in attack didn’t make a difference as Cullen dominated once they got on top.

Early Piarsaigh Goals

Piarsaigh got off to the perfect start when Alan Keating pointed ‍from a free after two minutes.

From ⁢the restart they regained possession and Sean Paul Cooke weaved past ⁤several players to find ⁢the⁣ back of the net, making it 1-1 to 0-1,‍ with Aaron Nolan having pointed for Cullen.

Piarsaigh added another goal with Kevin Moynihan‍ setting up Cian hogan to ⁤score, after eight minutes.

Cullen Respond and Take Control

This woke Cullen up and they came more into the game, with Murphy getting their second point from play. He added two more ⁤from frees,to make it 2-1 to 0-4 with 15 minutes played.

Cooke replied for Piarsaigh, before Murphy got his fourth of the tie.

Colin O’Leary was on target for Cullen, before Murphy hit his first two pointer, from a free, to make it 0-8 to 2-2.

Detailed Score Breakdown