Munster MFC Playoff 2 – Limerick 1-13 Waterford 1-5

Limerick defeated Waterford by 1-13 to 1-5 in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Playoff 2 on Wednesday April 27th at Lemybrien.

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Limerick midfield duo put paid to Waterford hopes

Report by Tomás McCarthy for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Waterford 1-5 Limerick 1-13: Midfield combination Diarmaid Kelly and Josh Ryan powered Limerick into the Munster semi finals at a breezy Leamybrien last night as they reeled in early pace setters Waterford.

The hosts enjoyed a 1-3 to 0-0 lead with seven minutes elapsed of this play-off clash but could only add two more points for the remainder of the contest. Limerick drew level in the third quarter and when captain Kelly crashed to the roof of the net on 40 minutes, Jerry O’Sullivan’s side completely took over.

The towering Ryan kicked three second-half points to see them advance to a last four date with Cork on May 11 at Páirc Uí Rinn. The newly furbished Kilrossanty venue hosted its first inter-county fixture for seven years with 261 spectators in attendance.

Waterford faced the breeze initially but rustled the net in the second minute. Ciarán Kirwan prised open the Limerick defence before offloading to corner-back Jake Mulcahy on the support run. He passed across to Paddy Prendergast who slid the ball home.

Dylan Guiry added a point followed by two Sean Martin frees. Limerick adapted and Diarmaid Kelly raised their first white flag after nine minutes. Kelly and Eoin O’Mahony both landed frees for the visitors. The Treaty men started to pressurise the kickouts and towering number eight Josh Ryan drove them on. Anthony Barrett curled over off his right and another Kelly free left one between them.

Waterford enjoyed a period of dominance before the break but finished the half with six wides. They held a slender 1-3 to 0-5 advantage. Kelly equalised two minutes into the second period. Ryan launched a boomer from 40 metres to send them in front. Billy Power replied with Waterford’s first single in all of 33 minutes (0-7 to 1-4).

O’Mahony and Barrett teed up Kelly’s decisive green flag on 44 minutes. Ryan and Barrett sealed it with points shortly after. Aaron Beresford saved twice from Colm McSweeney and Noel Callinan as Limerick piled forward in the closing minutes. Déise centre forward Sean Martin got his marching orders in the sixth minute of injury time.

Scorers for Waterford: P Prendergast 1-0; S Martin 0-3 (3fs); D Guiry, B Power 0-1 each.

Scorers for Limerick: D Kelly 1-4 (2fs); Josh Ryan 0-3; A Barrett 0-2; E O’Mahony (f), N Callinan, James Ryan, D Ranahan 0-1 each.

WATERFORD: A Beresford; A O’Sullivan, J Skehan, J Mulcahy; C Ó Cuirrin, M Daly, TJ Veale; J Beresford, C Curran; B Power, S Martin, T Barron; C Kirwan, D Guiry, P Prendergast
Subs: S O’Meara for Barron (31); T Barron for O Cuirrin (38); T Looby for J Beresford (55); D Fitzgerald for Veale (58).

LIMERICK: A Murray; G Brennan, F Murphy, D Enright; O Collins, A Kearns, S Hurley; Josh Ryan, D Kelly; A Storan, E O’Mahony, C McSweeney; C O’Grady, A Barrett, James Ryan.
Subs: N Callinan for Storan (27); D Ranahan for O’Mahony (53); J Kiely for O’Grady (58); S Ryan for James Ryan (64); P Sheehy for Barrett (64).

Referee: S Joy (Kerry).

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— Waterford GAA (@WaterfordGAA) April 25, 2016

The Waterford Minor Football Team to face Limerick this coming Wednesday in Lemybrien at 7pm.

1. Aaron Beresford (Ballinacourty)
2. Adam O’Sullivan (Clashmore / Kinsalebeg)
3. Jack Skehan (Sliabh gCua)
4. Jake Mulcahy (The Nire)
5. Conor Ó Cuirrín (An Rinn)
6. Dylan Guiry (The Nire)
7. Cathal Curran (Brickey Rangers)
8. Maurice Daly (Brickey Rangers)
9. James Beresford (Ballinacourty)
10. Billy Power (Rathgormack)
11. Sean Martin (Tramore)
12. Tom Barron (The Nire)
13. Cíarán Kirwan (Kill)
14. Shane O’Meara (The Nire)
15. Paddy Prendergast (Clashmore / Kinsalebeg)

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— Limerick Footballers (@LmkFootballers) April 25, 2016

The Limerick minor football manager Jerry O Sullivan and his selectors John Clifford and Gerry Phillips has released their match day team and panel for this Wednesday Munster minor football championship playoff 2 game against Waterford in in Lemybrien Co. Waterford at 7pm.

The management team has stuck with the same team and match panel that defeated Tipperary last Wednesday evening in the Munster minor football championship playoff 1.

The Limerick minor football team and panel is as follows 1. Aaron Murphy (Fr Casey’s), 2. Gearoid Brennan (Claughaun), 3. Fionn Murphy (Kilteely/Dromkeen), 4. Daniel Enright (Monaleen) 5. Seamus Hurley (Newcastlewest), 6. Adam Kearns (St Senans), 7. Oran Collins (Adare), 8. Josh Ryan (Oola), 9. Diarmaid Kelly (Newcastlewest)(Captain), 10. Eoin O Mahony (Ballylanders), 11. Colm McSweeney (Gearld Griffins), Noel Callinan (St Kierans), 13. Anthony Barrett (Kilmallock), 14. Adam Storan (Mungret St Pauls), 15. James Ryan (Athea)
16. William O Mahony (Oola), 17. Conor O Grady (Hospital/Herbertstown), 18. Sean Ryan (Athea), 19. Darragh Ranahan (Ballysteen), 20. Paudie Sheedy (Kilmallock), 21. Luke Cardy (Adare), 22. Eoghan Carew (Monaleen), 23. Jason Kiely (Claughaun), 24. James Kelly (Monaleen).