The Mals opened brightest with two pointed frees from Jason Clarke, before the Joes hit 2-1 between the ninth and eleventh minute. Derek Mulligan got the scoring going with a well finished goal, after playing an interchange with Peter Brennan. Mulligan then turned provider for Conal O Hanlon, who calmly rounded the Malachis defence and sidefooted home. It was an excellent crossfield ball from Mulligan to O Hanlon that set up the teams first point of the game and leave the Joes in a five point lead. The visitors fought back though, with the next three point. The first a Ronan Greene point from 50 yards out, before Jason Clarke drove at the Joes defence and duly won his free, which he taped over himself. Gerry Hamill rounded off the Malachis scoring with a point in the 20th minute. The final score of the half came a few minutes from the end, Mark Dromgoole won the ball back for the Joes and a good move upfield was finished by Derek Mulligan, despite the close attentions of his marker.
Half Time Score: Naomh Seosamh 2-2, Naomh Malachi 0-5

The Joes got off to a good start in the second half, with Alan Lynch setting up Conal O Hanlon for the first point within a minute. Gerry Hamill fisted over a reply for Naomh Malachi. But the Joes asserted complete control on the game at this stage, as they kicked five points in the space of seven minutes, to extend the lead out to eight points with twelve minutes played. An Alan Mc Kenna free started off this run of scores. The resultant kickout went straight to Mc Kenna, would played in Derek Mulligan for a good point from the right corner. The next score saw a good move, started in the middle and played into Alan Quigley who duly pointed. Alan Mc Kenna scored his second free from near the sideline at the 21 yard line, before Derek Mulligan set up Peter Mulligan for his first point of the game. The game then went ten minutes without a score from either side. The lull was broken, when an Anthony Keenan ball forward deceived the Mals defence, only to land in the lap of Conal O Hanlon, who didnt need to be asked twice, before finishing to the net. There was an immediate response from the recently introduced Pearse Carthy at full forward for the Malachis and Gerry Hamill was only denied a goal minutes later by a full length save from Robert Sansom as he dived low to palm the shot out for fifty. Carty would be on the end of the short fifty to get his second point. This would prove to be the visitors final score of the game. A good ball in from Conor Murtagh laid the platform for Alan Mc Kenna to score a good point from the left wing, this was followed up by another Conal O Hanlon point. The final score of the game was scored by the senior member of the Joes team, as corner back Anthony Keenan found himself in forward territory, he calmly side stepped the Mals defence before pointing in style.
Full Time Score: Naomh Seosamh 3-11, Naomh Malachi 0-8

Needless to say, this was not a good performance from the visitors, with the only consistent treat in attack being carried by Gerry Hamill, while Pearse Carthy showed well on his introduction. While the Joes defended well as a unit, with Conor Murtagh showing well at centre half, it was the best performance from a Joes half forward line all year, while Derek Mulligan and Conal O Hanlon accounted for a total of 3-5 from play between them! The Joes will sit in fourth place after this round of matches and an away win to already relegated and pointless Young Irelands in the final round, will assure them of their top four spot.

Joes Team: Robert Samson; Bernard Mulligan, Kevin Woods, Anthony Keenan 0-1; Mark Dromgoole, Conor Murtagh, Alan Lynch; Peter Mulligan 0-1, John Murtagh; Alan McKenna 0-3 (2fr), Peter Brennan, Tomas Smyth; Alan Quigley 0-1, Conal O Hanlon 2-3, Derek Mulligan 1-2. Subs: Liam Mernagh for Alan Lynch, Conall Smyth for Alan Quigley, Daire McKiernan for Tomas Smyth.

Naomh Malachi Scorers: Jason Clarke 0-3 (all frees), Gerry Hamill 0-2, Pearse Carthy 0-2, Ronan Greene 0-1.

Referee: David Loughran

[Report: Michael Kinahan]