Ballymore got off to a flying start with an early goal, however, Sarsfields responded with three points before Ballymore took the lead again with a point. Once again Sarsfields pushed forward and managed to score two goals and a point before Ballymore responded with a goal. The home side were under pressure for the rest of the half with Sarsfields getting a further four points before the break.

Sarsfields opened the second half with another point but Ballymore were pushing hard and scored another goal and a point before Sarsfields responded with the same. The final quarter saw Ballymore score their final goal with the visitors responding with a goal of their own. Ballymore came back with a point but Sarsfields got a goal to extend their lead. The game finished with both sides trading points.

A very good performance from a very young Ballymore squad and it was great to see the team pushing to the very end. Full time score BME 4.4 Sarsfields 5.11

Ballymore scorers: Adam Carroll 1.0, Cameron Cullen 2.1, Maddox Meade 0.1, Ríoghan Kelly 0.1, Sean Molloy 1.1