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2024 Allianz Hurling League Division 1A – Kilkenny 0-18 Waterford 2-9

March 16 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Kilkenny defeated Waterford by 0-18 to 2-9 in Round 5 of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A on Saturday March 16th at Walsh Park Waterford.

Kilkenny fight back at wet Walsh Park to confirm semi-final place

Allianz HL Division 1: Kilkenny 0-18 Waterford 2-9

Report by Tomas McCarthy for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Water, water everywhere in Walsh Park as Kilkenny splashed their way to the NHL semi-finals.

In front of 2,907 fans, the Cats recovered from five points down and dug out their third win of the campaign.

TJ Reid rifled over eight frees while Eoin Cody struck three points from play. Derek Lyng lost All Star defender Mikey Butler to an ankle injury while Mikey Carey hobbled off with a hamstring problem.

Patrick Curran and Dessie Hutchinson netted first-half goals for Waterford as Davy Fitzgerald’s men mixed their game between short and long. It’s a fourth straight defeat for the Déise ahead of their Munster championship opener against Cork on April 21.

Hutchinson made his first start of 2024 for the home side. Kilkenny boss Derek Lyng went with ten of the team that lined out in the All-Ireland final defeat to Limerick last July.

On a grey afternoon, Cats captain Paddy Deegan won the toss and elected to play with the wind. Full forward Luke Hogan scored two points and got fouled for a free which TJ Reid converted (0-3 to 0-0). At the other end, Eoin Murphy saved from Patrick Curran after Calum Lyons made a defence-splitting run. Shane Bennett slotted a free for Waterford.

In the eighth minute, Bennett mishit a 65 but Patrick Curran flicked the sliotar to the Kilkenny net (1-1 to 0-3). Jamie Barron added a point.

All-Star defender Mikey Butler limped off with 11 minutes on the clock.

The Kilkenny full forward line caused problems as Martin Keoghan supplied a point for Eoin Cody.

On 14 minutes, Paddy Leavey sent a ball into Shane Bennett. The Ballysaggart man shrugged off two black and amber defenders before he offloaded to Dessie Hutchinson who fired home (2-2 to 0-4).

Mark Fitzgerald then blocked a Cian Kenny attempt at goal. Peter Hogan hooked Kevin Blanchfield before Martin Keoghan blasted over. Dessie Hutchinson split the uprights from a tight angle before a slick short passing move was finished by Mark Fitzgerald (2-4 to 0-5). ‘Davy, Davy, Davy’ cheered a group of young fans in the stand.

The incessant rain saw the pitch start to cut up. Points from TJ Reid (free), John Donnelly and Kevin Blanchfield. reduced the arrears to two at the break (2-5 to 0-9).

Water splashed up off the surface throughout the second half. Eoin Cody made it a one-point game within two minutes of the resumption. Another flowing Waterford move was finished by Jack Prendergast. TJ Reid slotted a free before Shane Bennett nailed a beauty from the stand sideline (2-7 to 0-11).

Waterford were penalised for steps three times in the second half, much to the frustration of Fitzgerald and his management team. Reid’s fourth free and Cody’s third from play levelled matters by the 51st minute.

Jamie Barron then sent Neil Montgomery through on goal and the Déise sub was only a whisker away from raising a green flag. Eoin Murphy brought down Shane Bennett after a misplaced pass in the Kilkenny defence. Bennett converted the subsequent free.

At the opposite end, Darragh Lyons brought down Adrian Mullen. Lyons got a yellow and TJ Reid edged Kilkenny 0-15 to 2-8 in front. The seven-time All Star converted another as Shane Bennett and Padraig Fitzgerald were off-target for the hosts.

Injury-time singles from substitute Billy Ryan and top scorer TJ Reid sealed a hard fought away victory. Patrick Fitzgerald got one back for the Deise but it was too little, too late.

Scorers for Waterford: D Hutchinson 1-1, S Bennett 0-4 (3fs), P Curran 1-0, Patrick Fitzgerald, J Prendergast, M Fitzgerald, J Barron 0-1 each.

Scorers for Kilkenny: TJ Reid 0-8(8fs), E Cody 0-3, L Hogan, J Donnelly 0-2 each, B Ryan, K Blanchfield, M Keoghan 0-1 each.

WATERFORD: S O’Brien; M Power, M Fitzgerald, K Bennett; D Lyons, B Nolan, J Fagan; J Barron, P Leavey; P Hogan, J Prendergast, C Lyons; D Hutchinson, P Curran, S Bennett.
Subs: N Montgomery for Curran (51), Padraig Fitzgerald for Hogan (61), Patrick Fitzgerald for S Bennett (67), I Daly for Leavey (70), K Mahony for Hutchinson (72).

KILKENNY: E Murphy; M Butler, H Lawlor, T Walsh; D Blanchfield, P Deegan, M Carey; C Kenny, S Murphy; A Mullen, E Cody, J Donnelly; TJ Reid, L Hogan, M Keoghan.
Subs: K Blanchfield for Butler (11), P Moylan for Carey (45), B Drennan for Hogan (49), T Clifford for Donnelly (59), B Ryan for Keoghan (66).

Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Team News

KILKENNY (AHL v Waterford): E. Murphy; M. Butler, H. Lawlor, T. Walsh; D. Blanchfield, P. Deegan (c), M. Carey; C. Kenny, S. Murphy; A. Mullen, E. Cody, J. Donnelly; M. Keoghan, T.J. Reid, L. Hogan.
Subs: A. Tallis, P. Moylan, C. Buckley, P. McDonald, K. Blanchfield, R. Reid, T. Clifford, B. Ryan, B. Drennan, H. Shine, O. Wall.

Details

Date:
March 16
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue

Walsh Park
Waterford, + Google Map

GAA Units

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