text: Match report by Tim Tiger Slattery
  This was Stacks first meeting with Beaufort in Beaufort since 1999 when Beaufort won that game rather easily by 3-16 to 1-6.
  Stacks made it five wins out of five to go top of the table by two points from todays opponents.
  Stacks opened the scoring within a minute when Greg Horan pointed from a Jack O’Shea pass.Donagh McKivergan has two points in a row one from a free to make it a three point game after eight minutes.
  Darragh O’Connor from a free had Beaufort first score on twelve minutes and Jack Morgan from a Jordan Kissane pass had Stacks fourth point midway through the first half.
  Donagh Mac added another Stacks point after good work by Shane O’Callaghan,back came Beaufort with two points in a row from Darragh Dennehy and a Fergal Hallissey free to narrow the gap to two points.
  Half Time Score; Austin Stacks 0-5 Beaufort 0-3
  Colm Browne had Stacks opening point shortly after the interval and was followed by three points in a row from a Donagh McKivergan mark Greg Horan and Colm Browne from play to push Stacks six points ahead.
  Jeremiah O’Sullivan goaled for Beaufort seven minutes into the second half to make it a three point game only for Jack Morgan to reply with his second point for Stacks on ten minutes.
  Stacks had four unanswered points within a ten minute period from Conor Horan,Jordan Kissane,Donagh McKivergan and Conor Myers to leave eight points between the sides.
  Beaufort were awarded a penalty with five minutes to go and Liam Carey scored to bring them right back into the game and Fergal Hallissey with a pointed free leaving four points between the sides.
  Deep into stoppage time Beaufort were awarded two frees within two minutes both converted by Fergal Hallissey to close the scoring.
  Austin Stacks Team: Wayne Guthrie,Luke Chester,Jack O’Shea,Niall Fitzmaurice,Luke Casey,Adam Curran,Eoghan Carroll,Colm Browne (0-2),Fiachna Mangan,Donagh McKivergan (0-5,1f.1Mark),Jack Morgan (0-2),Cian Dillane,Jordan Kissane (0-1),Greg Horan Capt (0-2),Shane O’Callaghan.
  Subs; Conor Horan (0-1) for Cian Dillane,Conor Myers (0-1) for Shane O’Callaghan,Noah Townsend for Jordan Kissane,David Fitzmaurice for Jack Morgan.
  Man of the Match; Jack O’Shea .
  Referee; John Purcell Kilcummin .