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GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 – Tipperary 1-13 Wexford 0-15

July 14, 2012 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Ryan future in doubt as Fox hunts down Model

Tipperary 1-13 Wexford 0-15

SFC Round 2 Qualifier

By Jackie Cahill for the Irish Independent newspaper

JASON Ryan will take time out to consider his position as Wexford boss following Saturday’s defeat to Tipperary at Semple Stadium. The Waterford native has spent five seasons at the helm but may be unwilling to commit for another season. Ryan admitted that he was left “devastated” by a one-point defeat against Tipp in Thurles. Wexford paid the price for missed opportunities against a well-drilled and organised Tipp outfit.

The Slaneysiders had won by 15 points when the sides met in Division 3 of the Allianz League, but this was a remarkable turnaround in the heat of championship battle. And Tipperary’s victory ensured that the Premier County has won two championship matches in the same season for the first time since 2003. But Ryan’s future will be the focus of intense speculation in the coming weeks. In the immediate aftermath of this setback, he insisted: “I haven’t even thought about it.” Less than a fortnight before, Wexford were going toe-to-toe with All-Ireland champions Dublin in the Leinster SFC semi-final.

But the manner of that agonising defeat appears to have left psychological scars that were exposed by the home team. Ryan also held Eric Bradley and Ben Brosnan in reserve, explaining that the pair had carried injuries into the game. Brosnan was nominated for an All Star last year but has endured an interrupted season. And the talented forward was in despair at the death when his long-range effort went agonisingly wide as Wexford chased an equalising point to take the game into extra-time.

Ryan reflected: “It was unfortunate. Ben has trained once since the Dublin game; he tore his hamstring. That’s the risk you take — we were so far behind that we had to bring him in and hope for the best. “Eric has been injured for the last two weeks; hasn’t trained at all. And we learned from the (Division 3) League final against Longford, when we played guys we hoped were okay but weren’t. We had to make a call.” He added: “Tipperary came with a well-organised plan, well executed. “Their players on the day were very committed and they were worthy winners. Instead of focusing on Wexford, Tipp should be praised for their efforts. We had 17 missed scoring chances in the game — there you go. “We didn’t take them and at the end of the day, if you don’t take your chances, you can’t expect to win the game.” Ryan added: “I’m devastated that we’re out of the championship. It’s just absolutely devastating. We had enough opportunities but, like the Dublin game, we didn’t take them. That’s that. But Tipp deserve great credit.”

Tipp boss Peter Creedon paid tribute to his emerging stars, with 19-year-old forward Michael Quinlivan and Man of the Match Brian Fox leading the charge. And Tipperary did it the hard way, finding some extra resolve after Wexford had come from seven points down to draw level with 16 minutes remaining. Donagh Leahy’s 14th-minute goal helped to open up a 1-6 to 0-2 lead for the hosts, but Wexford reeled off four unanswered points. However, the home side still led by a healthy six points at half-time. Another run of four without reply had Tipp rocking in the second half but they held firm and Creedon beamed: “When Wexford came at us in the second half, in fairness to our lads they got the couple of scores that got us going again. “I give credit to young Michael (Quinlivan) and a lot of the forwards. Brian Fox kicked a great score when it was needed. It kept the scoreboard ticking over. We got to 16 points and that is what I thought we would need to win it.”

Scorers — Tipperary: M Quinlivan 0-4 (1f), D Leahy 1-0, P Austin, B Fox, A Maloney (2f) 0-2 each, A Campbell, H Coghlan, P Acheson 0-1 each. Wexford: S Roche 0-5 (3f), R Barry 0-4 (3f, 1 45), PJ Banville 0-3, C Lyng 0-2, B Brosnan 0-1.

TIPPERARY — P Fitzgerald 8; A Morrissey 6, P Codd 6, C McDonald 7; B Fox 9, R Kiely 7, A Campbell 7; G Hannigan 8, H Coghlan 7; R Ryan 6, B Mulvihill 6, D Leahy 7; M Quinlivan 8, P Austin 7, P Acheson 7. Subs: A Maloney 7 for Mulvihill (35), S Scully 5 for Ryan (51), A Matassa for Scully (65), B Mulvihill for Austin (66), L Egan for Quinlivan (70).

WEXFORD — A Masterson 7; G Molloy 6, L Chin 6, R Tierney 6; B Malone 6, D Murphy 6, A Doyle 6; A Flynn 6, D Waters 6; R Barry 6, C Morris 5, C Carty 5; PJ Banville 7, C Lyng 7, S Roche 7. Subs: P Byrne 6 for C Carty (44), B Brosnan 6 for Morris (44), E Bradley 5 for Roche (60), N Murphy for Doyle (70).

REF — Michael Duffy (Sligo)

Tipperary 1-13 Wexford 0-15

Report from the RTE web site

Tipperary recorded one of the shocks of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship by sending fancied Wexford crashing out this afternoon. Peter Creedon’s underdogs recorded a sensational one-point victory against the Slaneysiders at Semple Stadium. Wexford sub Ben Brosnan had a chance to take the game into extra-time deep in stoppage time but dragged a long-range effort wide of the posts. And Tipp held out to record a second championship victory of the season.

Creedon’s men had beaten Offaly in round one of the qualifiers but this latest fixture represented a real step up in class. Wexford had ran Dublin desperately close in the Leinster semi-final and walloped Tipp by 2-20 to 1-08 in Division 3 of the Allianz League earlier this year. But Tipp reversed that result in spectacular fashion – with 2011 All-Ireland minor medallist Michael Quinlivan leading the charge. Quinlivan, 19, hit four points, including three from play, while Brian Fox turned in another magnificent display at right half back. Donagh Leahy’s 14th-minute goal helped Tipp to lead by 1-06 to 0-06 at half-time – and it was a superbly-improvised effort. Leahy was dumped on his backside close to the Wexford goal but somehow managed to swing a left boot at the ball and send a shot past Anthony Masterson in the Wexford goal. And just ten minutes before half-time, Tipp were seven points clear – 1-06 to 0-03 – when Quinlivan popped over a point. But Wexford hit back with a run of four unanswered scores before the break to trail by 0-06 to 1-06 at half-time.

Tipp opened the second half impressively with a brace of scores to move five clear but Wexford’s response was to hit four without reply again. They were now back to within a single point with over 20 minutes remaining and the scene was set for a grandstand finish. And what a finish it was as Wexford drew level through Shane Roche in the 54th minute. Tipp would hit back to lead by two points on three occasions before the finish. Each time, Wexford responded to cut the gap back to the bare minimum but Tipp held out to book their place in round 3.

Scorers

Tipperary: M Quinlivan 0-04 (1f), D Leahy 1-00, P Austin, B Fox & A Maloney (2f) 0-02 each, A Campbell, H Coghlan & P Acheson 0-01 each.

Wexford: S Roche 0-05 (3f), R Barry 0-04 (3f, 1 45), PJ Banville 0-03, C Lyng 0-2, B Brosnan 0-01

Wexford Team: A Masterson; G Molloy, L Chin, R Tierney; B Malone, D Murphy, A Doyle; A Flynn, D Waters; R Barry, C Morris, C Carty; PJ Banville, C Lyng, S Roche.

Subs: P Byrne for C Carty (44), B Brosnan (0-1) for Morris (44), E Bradley for Roche (60), N Murphy for Doyle (70).

Tipperary Team: P Fitzgerald; A Morrissey, P Codd, C McDonald; B Fox, R Kiely, A Campbell; G Hannigan, H Coghlan; R Ryan, B Mulvihill, D Leahy; M Quinlivan, P Austin, P Acheson.

Subs: A Maloney for Mulvihill (35), S Scully for Ryan (51), A Matassa for Scully (65), B Mulvihill for Austin (66), L Egan for Quinlivan (70).

Referee: Michael Duffy (Sligo)

Match Preview

A first championship clash between the counties since February 1919 when Wexford beat Tipperary on a 0-5 to 0-4 scoreline in the 1918 All-Ireland final. They met in the Allianz Football League last March when Wexford won by 2-

20 to 1-8 in Wexford Park. Ben Brosnan (0-7), PJ Banville (1-4), Redmond Barry (1-2) and Ciaran Lyng (0-4) were Wexford’s top scorers.

2012 Championship

Kerry 0-16 Tipperary 0-10 (Munster quarter-final); Tipperary1-12 Offaly 0-10 (Qualifiers Round 1).

Wexford 0-15 Longford 2-9 (draw); Wexford 1-13 Longford 0-15 (replay); Dublin 2-11 Wexford 1-10.

Team News

The Tipperary senior football team to play Wexford in tomorrow’s All Ireland senior football championship game is as follows:

1. Paul Fitzgerald (Fethard)

2. Andrew Morrissey (Galtee Rovers)

3. Paddy Codd (Killeneule)

4. Ciarán McDonald (Aherlow)

5. Brian Fox (Éire Óg Annacarty)

6. Robbie Kiely (Arravale Rovers)