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Munster S.H.C. – Limerick 2-26 Waterford 1-16

June 10, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Limerick defeated Waterford by 2-26 to 1-16 in Round 4 of the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship on Sunday June 10th at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick.

Munster SHC: Limerick ease past Waterford

LIMERICK 2-26 WATERFORD 1-16

Report By Declan Rooney for GAA.ie

Limerick cruised to victory and only need a draw against Clare to reach the Munster final after their dominant display against Waterford at the Gaelic Grounds.

This was their second win to add to the draw they claimed against Cork as first-half goals from Gearoid Hegarty and Graeme Mulcahy saw them sweep to victory.

John Kiely’s side worked their way into a 13-point lead by half-time and held that advantage to the finish line as Waterford rarely threatened the home side.

Pauric Mahony top scored for Waterford with ten points, while a second half goal from sub Tommy Ryan made no impact and their season came to an abrupt end.

After scoring a combined 4-40 in their two championship games to date, Waterford were quick out of the blocks and led by 0-2 to 0-1 after three minutes with Tom Devine and DJ Foran on target.

Without the suspended Aaron Gillane, Limerick called up Shane Dowling for his first appearance of the season, and he was unerring from placed balls in the first-half.

With both teams employing two-man full-forward lines and no sweeper on duty, the middle third was highly congested throughout, but it was a battleground that Limerick dominated. Lynch in particular was bright with three points before the break, while his colleague Darragh O’Donovan also slotted a sweet sideline cut.

At the back Limerick were very tight before half-time and kept Waterford to seven points at the break, with Mike Casey dominant in his duel with Stephen Bennett, while he was well flanked by the tight Richie English and Sean Finn.

Limerick were well on top with a 0-5 to 0-2 lead after nine minutes, and Gearoid Hegarty found the net after a brilliant move a minute later. It only took Limerick four minutes to add goal number two as Mulcahy pounced when Stephen O’Keeffe mis-controlled Seamus Flanagan effort.

Six points in a row underlined Limerick’s total dominance in the run up to half-time and they were well deserving of their 2-14 to 0-7 lead at that stage.

After a Pauric Mahony free to start the half, we had the bizarre sight of Waterford goalkeeper O’Keeffe scoring a point from play as he galloped up the right wing, but Limerick hit back with two of their own before sub Tommy Ryan crept in behind to throw Waterford a lifeline with his side’s first goal.

The Limerick lead was still ten points though, and three points in a row from the home side cancelled out that goal, while Dowling’s free taking easily saw Limerick over the line.

Scorers for Limerick: Shane Dowling 0-15 (13f), Cian Lynch 0-3, Gearoid Hegarty 1-1, Graeme Mulchy 1-0, Tom Morrissey 0-2, Kyle Hayes 0-2, Darragh O’Donovan 0-1 (1’sl), Seamus Flanagan 0-1, David Dempsey 0-1.

Scorers for Waterford: Pauric Mahony 0-10 (9f), Tommy Ryan 1-0, DJ Foran 0-1, Stephen Bennett 0-1, Tom Devine 0-1, Maurice Shanahan 0-1, Stephen O’Keeffe 0-1, Mikey Kearney 0-1.

LIMERICK: Nickie Quaid; Sean Finn, Mike Casey, Richie English; Diarmuid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Dan Morrissey; Darragh O’Donovan, Cian Lynch; Tom Morrissey, Kyle Hayes, Gearoid Hegarty; Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy, Shane Dowling
Subs: David Dempsey for Hegarty (54), Barry Murphy for Mulcahy (61), Willian O’Donoghue for O’Donovan (63), Barry Nash for Flanagan (68), Paul Browne for Lynch (68).

WATERFORD: Stephen O’Keeffe; Shane Fives, Conor Gleeson, Noel Connors; Philip Mahony, Austin Gleeson, Michael Walsh; Stephen Roche, Jamie Barron; Kevin Moran, Pauric Mahony, DJ Foran; Tom Devine, Stephen Bennett, Patrick Curran
Subs: Shane McNulty for Fives (4), Maurice Shanahan for Curran (35), Tommy Ryan for Bennett (35), Jake Dillon for Roche (52), Mikey Kearney for Barron (65).

Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny).

Munster Magic – Declan Hannon

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Date:
June 10, 2018
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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