McCarthy Insurance Group Intermediate ”A” Football round 3 ties offer interesting ties;

Intermediate ”A” Football Championship reaches group stage climax with enticing Round 3 ties;

The six remaining games in the IAFC take place at 4.30pm on Saturday. Gabriel Rangers in Group 1 and Boherbue in Group 3 are already through and both are in action against the teams in second place.

A draw will do Gabriels against fellow West Cork side Adrigole in Kealkill, but Adrigole would top the section with a win. If Gabriels were to win, then Kildorrery – two points behind Adrigole – would come second if they beat Dromtariffe in Churchtown and effected a seven-point swing in scoring difference.

It’s a similar situation as Boherbue take on Glanmire in Mourneabbey – the Duhallow side are on four points with their Imokilly opponents on three.

Glanmire’s scoring difference is +16 while that of St Finbarr’s, on one point in third, is -1. A loss for Glanmire and a win for the Barrs against Na Piarsaigh in Mayfield would call scoring difference into play but two big wins would be needed in order for the Togher side to progress.

In Group 2, Glanworth have a 100 percent record after two games as they clash with neighbours Mitchelstown in Araglen. However, Mitchelstown on two points have a scoring difference of +5 with Glanworth on +6, so any Town win would put them through if Ballinora were to beat St Vincent’s a force a three-way tie on four points.

Should Glanworth win, then Vincent’s would need to triumph by at least four points in Ovens in order to have a chance of taking second place on scoring difference. See the graphics for the fixtures each group below with the various permutations. (Words courtesy Denis Hurley, The Echo) 

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