This Week….
Limerick defeated Tipperary and Galway had a good win over Kilkenny in the Allianz National Hurling League while, in football, Cork and Tyrone had good victories.
NHL Division 1B:
Tipperary 1-12 Limerick 2-13
Tipperary’s long unbeaten record is gone as Limerick took a well deserved 2-13 to 1-12 victory over the All-Ireland and League Champions at Semple Stadium in Thurles. Limerick were sharper in every area of the field and deservedly drew first blood when Mark Keane scored the opening goal after 25 minutes to give the Shannonsiders a 1-6 to 0-6 lead. The goal woke Tipperary up and Owen O’Kelly scored two quick points to narrow the gap to one point before Tipperary scoredtheir opening goal. It was a catastrophe for Limerick as a mix-up between Joe Quaid and his defenders allowed Eugene O’Neill in to exert maximum punishment. Another couple of points before half-time meant that Tipp went into the break leading 1-10 to 1-6. Playing with a strong wind in the second half, Limerick constantly tried their luck from long range, and more often than not, this resulted in no scores. Keane grabbed another couple of points to level the match at1-10 apiece in the 48th minute. The game became scrappy as both sides fought doggedly for control of the match before Keane got his second goal of the match after 62 minutes. Both sides continued to attack each other and in the dying minutes, two points from Keane and another score from Stephen Lucey gave Eamonn Cregan’s men the victory.
NHL Division 1A:
Galway 0-15 Kilkenny 0-9
Galway beat Kilkenny 0-15 to 0-9 in Ballinasloe thanks to a gritty second-half performance. The Tribesmen played with a strong wind at their back in the first half, yet could only manage a 0-6 to 0-5 lead at the break. It was expected, Kilkenny would control the second half, but the Cats were never on their game. They only scored two points from open play during the match, a hugely disappointing statistic for Brian Cody. John Hoyne was sent-off early in the second half and from that moment onwards the result was never in doubt.
NFL Division 1A:
Cork 1-13 Dublin 0-10 A superb performance by Cork saw them beat Dublin by 1-13 to 0-10 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Larry Tompkins men made light work of the difficult windy conditions with Phillip Clifford (with four points) and Diarmuid O’Sullivan in outstanding form. The Rebels were 0-8 to 0-4 ahead at half-time with Clifford and O’Sullivan always threatening. Ciaran Whelan bagged a couple of points for Dublin, to keep the gap small, but in the second a half, two early points by Clifford put the Rebels out of reach. The goal came after 63 minutes when a high ball into the square was caught by Diarmuid O’Sullivan. He quickly passed it to Brendan Ger O’Sullivan to hammer into the roof of the net.
Offaly 1-4 Tyrone 1-11
Tyrone ran out 1-11 to 1-4 winners over Offaly in Tullamore on Sunday. The Ulster champions were the better side throughout, with Peter Canavan in outstanding form. The game was evenly balanced in the first half. Vinny Claffey scored a goal for Offaly but four points from Canavan, two from frees, meant that at half-time the score was 0-8 to 1-2 in Tyrone’s favour. Almost straight after the restart, Tyrone were awarded a penalty, but Canavan missed. Minutes later, Claffey was sent-off for kicking an opponent on the ground, before Canavan eventually got a goal to secure the result.
Division 1B:
Sligo 3-7 Clare 1-9
A superb second performance by Sligo helped them to a3-7 to 1-9 victory over Clare on Sunday afternoon. At half-time the scores were level: 0-7 to 1-4. Clare were the better side, and in the 35 minutes were never behind. Paul O’Hehir scored the Clare goal, but Sligo never gave up and by half-time it was all-square. However, the second half was completely different. Playing with a strong wind at their backs, Sligo took control, Dessie Sloyan scoring two goals during the second half to wrap up a convincing victory.
Derry 0-9 Fermanagh 0-9
The wind was the only victor at Celtic Park as Derry and Fermanagh played out a draw. In the first half, Derry were dominant as they played with the wind at their back. After the opening exchanges when Fermanagh twice drew level, Derry notched up seven scores in quick succession to lead 0-9 to 0-2 at half-time. However, the second half was completely different, as Fermanagh took control. Anthony Tohill made a substitutes appearance for Derry, but he was unable to get a grip on the game as Rory Gallagher hit three points while Tom Brewster scored two points to level the scores.
Sunday’s results in full
NFL Division 1A
Cork 1-13 Dublin 0-10
Roscommon P-P Galway
Offaly 1-4 Tyrone 1-11
Westmeath 0-7 Donegal 1-6
Division 1B
Kildare 0-7 Mayo 4-5
Sligo 3-7 Clare 1-9
Cavan 0-14 Down 1-8
Derry 0-9 Fermanagh 0-9
Division 2A
Armagh 2-16 Limerick 2-5
London 0-4 Kerry 4-13
Louth 1-9 Antrim 1-10
Wicklow 0-9 Leitrim 2-5
Division 2B
Tipperary 0-3 Wexford 3-10
Meath 2-14 Carlow 0-6
Laois 1-14 Longford 1-11
Waterford 0-8 Monaghan 0-8
NHL Division 1A
Clare 0-18 Dublin 2-5
Galway 0-15 Kilkenny 0-9
Division 1B
Tipperary 1-12 Limerick 2-13
Division 2A
Down 2-18 Westmeath 1-7
Division 2B Carlow 2-11 Kerry 2-8
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