Cork 2-17
Waterford 1-19
A GOAL DEEP in injury-time from a penalty by Declan Dalton handed Cork a dramatic victory over Waterford in the Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21 hurling semi-final tonight.
Cork were reduced to 14 men in injury-time when Darragh Fitzgibbon, who sparkled throughout at midfield, was shown a red card for a pull across goalkeeper Billy Nolan.
That looked to signal their exit at the first hurdle as Waterford were in control of a game where Patrick Curran, Colm Roche and Shane Bennett had all impressed for the home side in Walsh Park.
But Cork mounted one last attack in injury-time and after working the ball downfield, substitute Jack O’Connor was fouled as he rushed towards goal.
Dalton, who finished with 1-12 and displayed superb markmanship all night, held his nerve from the resultant penalty to smash the ball to the net.
Referee Fergal Horgan sounded the final whistle soon after and Cork celebrated another notable victory after the county’s senior and minor teams claimed Munster crowns last Sunday in Thurles.
Defeat was rough justice on Waterford. They had trailed 0-10 to 0-8 at the interval but chipped away at Cork’s advantage in the second half despite conceding a 37th minute goal when Robbie O’Flynn neatly finished to the net for Cork after being played in by Tim O’Mahony.
But the game seemed to turn in Waterford’s favour when Shane Bennett finished cleverly from close range for a goal in the 51st minute. Dalton tied the teams at 1-15 apiece soon after yet then Waterford reeled off three points without reply and looked to be on the cusp of victory.
Cork hung in there. They had to start without senior attacker Luke Meade through injury while another key forward Shane Kingston was well held by the Waterford rearguard and substituted in the second half.
However Dalton was brilliant throughout and weighed in with 0-7 in the opening period when Cork were backed by the wind.
Fitzgibbon was also superb in the second half while Dalton constantly supplied scores from placed balls. It appeared as if Curran would be the scoring star on the other side until that late penalty award and Dalton made sure it would be Cork who face Limerick in the decider on 26 July.
Scorers for Cork: Declan Dalton 1-12 (0-8f, 0-2 sideline), Robbie O’Flynn 1-0, Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-3, Michael O’Halloran, Paul Leopold 0-1 each.
Scorers for Waterford: Patrick Curran 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 ’65) Colm Roche 0-5, Shane Bennett 1-1, Cormac Curran 0-2, Jack Prendergast 0-1.
Cork
1. Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig)
2. Sean O Donoghue (Inniscarra)
3. Eoghan Murphy (Sarsfields)
4. David Griffin (Carrigaline)
5. Billy Hennessy (St Finbarrs)
6. Darren Browne (Kanturk – captain)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Paul Leopold (Sarsfields)
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
10. Chris O’Leary (Valley Rovers)
11. Declan Dalton (Fr O’ Neills)
19. Aaron Myers (Sarsfields)
13. Robbie O’Flynn (Erins Own)
14. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
15. Michael O’Halloran (Blackrock)
Subs
21. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum) for Myers (29)
16. Eoghan Healy (Ballymartle) for O’Donoghue (half-time)
20. Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields) for Kingston (50)
17. David Lowney (Clonakilty) for O’Leary (54)
Waterford
1. Billy Nolan (Roanmore)
2. David Prendergast (Lismore)
3. Conor Gleeson (Fourmilewater)
4. Darragh Lyons (Dungarvan)
5. Jordan Henley (Tallow)
6. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside)
7. Callum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower)
8. Andy Molumby (Cappoquin)
9. Colm Roche (Shamrocks)
10. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
11. Cormac Curran (Brickey Rangers)
12. Shane Ryan (De La Salle – captain)
13. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan)
14. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart)
15. Peter Hogan (Ballygunner)
Subs
22. Darragh Lynch (Passage) for Molumby (42)
17. Edmond O’Halloran (Clashmore-Kinsalebeg) for Lyons (42)
18. Andrew Casey (Ballyduff Upper) for Cormac Curran (49)
20. John Paul Lucey (Shamrocks) for Ryan (59)
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
This summer that changeover could happen!
Fergie losing his touch when he can’t even choose the referee anymore.
Youd never know with Jose. If Barca played Real off the park he wouldnt admit they were better. When it comes to united and fergueson he has a lot of respect for them.
I think there is a certain sense of Mouinho playing to the crowd with this and maybe dropping the hint that we wants the United job. United got their tactics spot on last night in my opinion. That’s the best they’ve defended all season, absolutely superb!. When Nani was sent off, I felt the result was inevetable. Having an attacking force of Kaka, Alonso, Modric, Ronaldo coming at you with 10 men, it was always going to be an up-hill battle. For me it was never a red card. Nani at all times had it eye on the ball, never once looked at Arbeloa. Most media outlets, sports journalists and even Mourinho thinks it wasn’t a red! The only man who did was Roy Keane… Surprisingly!!!. Anyway, what’s done is done, United are out, somewhat in controversial fashion but the most important thing is to get focused for Chelsea on Sunday, we cannot allow a hangover to occur.
I agree 100% but Chelsea and the rest of the Premiership games will benefit from a wounded manager and wounded players, I can feel us scoring a lot of goals for the rest of the season.
That’s nonsense. Winners come out fighting after a result like last night’s. That’s exactly what will happen Sunday.
Ferguson need to get David Gill on the UEFA board ASAP to stop these unbiased ref’s coming to old toilet thing happening again. Fergie falling down the stairs in disbelief was a sight to behold. It was about time he got a taste of his own medicine. Please retire now you old badger we are all bored of your bullying. And your players at the end to the ref was disgusting, hope uefa take action and ban the lot if them! But will it happen? Did Drogba not get a 10 match ban for the same?
@ Paddy Fagan, I mean will benefit United to be wounded and we will score plenty as a result.
Thought that was funny alright. Rio clapping sarcastically right in the refs face, then 2 mins later he’s shaking the refs hand!? Drogba got done, Rooney got done, what’ll they do to Rio?!
They’ll do nothing as hopefully they have more sense than you and see it for what it was, players distraught to lose a game they had control of, venting some anger. Jesus if that’s your main talking point from that game, something’s not right…
Nope,he was lookin for a job when ferguson retires
I hope Arbeloa will be ok, ” the boy could have been killed”Ha Ha Ha!!!!
How many times are you going to post that?????
Jeez you really have just one joke don’t u…
In all fairness how times have people said FACT in Liverpool threads
Loads of times….. fact!
I thought over the 2 legs Madrid deserved it. As for Jose , everything he says is for a reason including this
How many times has a bad referee decision worked to united advantage? They can’t have teir own way all the time.where was Webb?
Fergie rested him for Sunday!
I’m nellie who r u
I’m nelly nice to meet you
The Real Madrid players were so incensed by Nani’s attempt to get the ball, they surrounded the ref, demanding a red card!! The reaction (or lack thereof) of the Real Madrid players is very telling as is Jose’s concession that United were the better team and played the better football. Roy Keane lost a lot of respect tonight for going down the ‘if they’re saying white, I’ll say black’ (a la Eamon Dunphy) school of punditry..Small wonder that he is totally unfit to be a soccer manager at a professional level.
And what about when Kompany tackled Nani last year. Didn’t even touch him but the united team were all over the ref demanding a red. I really hate the apparent hypocrisy of united fans. Your all big babies.
Makes no difference now but would anyone have given out had the referee not shown a red card? We will never know how the game would’ve played out 11 v 11 and that’s the sad part. A game that was perfectly balanced was in my opinion ruined by a very strange decision by a small little Turkish man.
Brian, as I said above, I think that the reaction (or lack thereof) of the Real Madrid players is very telling.
Not for the first and not for the last time. When are they going to introduce that technology to allow refs see slow motion and then make decision?
I agree fizi.
The problem with video technology for incidents like this is deciding when to use it within a match – is it just for incidents that the ref partially saw? Or the players highlight to him? How many times can you stop play in one match to check with TMO? TMO suits rugby due to stop-start nature of play
He has not been happy in madrid for a long time now and this season he’s clashed with Real officials and players frequently.
He has made no secret of his desire to return to the epl and all this talk and humility (from the special one!?) is nothing more than an attempt to convince the united hierarchy that his controversial days have passed him. They view him as a losse canon and are afraid after decades of fergie stability to hand the reins over to him.
When he defeated barca with inter and pointed up to the nou camp management it was the perfect signal for Real to come get him. Last nights words were another audition and invite, this time to man u
@dublinlad Did you have your Big Book of Football Clichès out while you were typing that?
Why not use the reply button so they know you replied
The beautiful game – ha ha ha – overpaid ponces the whole bloody lot of them !
Of course, it should have been ‘the better team lost’
I wonder if Jose knows the job is his allready.h If you listen to all his interwiews he never disrespects united. Always speaks very highly of the club. A
Lets be honest where else will he go.he wants out of Madrid. Never will manage Barca because of his time with Real. Bayern Munich job is gone.he has said opening he wants to return to the Premier League I think he would be mad to go back to Chelsea. arsenal i doubt it. He will want a big club. Whos left. United or City. If it came down to his choice he would pick united…..
lads the fact of the matter is that a great game of football was totally ruined last night because of a very poor refereeing decision. I am a united fan, always have been and always will be but there is no bias with me. The fact is that nani only had eyes for the ball, he had no intention of connecting with the player as he was totally unaware that he was there. The referee directly affected the outcome of the game because had it stayed 11 v 11 united would have went on to win it. They were on top,in control and madrid never looked like scoring at that stage. jose is right….. the better team over the two legs did indeed lose, through no fault of their own.
There’s no dropping a hint, there are several interviews where he states he wants the Utd job, add to that Ferguson and Mourhino are good friends- and in fact speak to each other regularly
Utd will make an effort to get Ronaldo back- but it will only happen if Ronaldo has a big part in it-
You could see both Mourhino and Ronaldo back at Utd in the near future more worryingly was what was going on with Rooney I think it was wrong to leave him out- tactically or not You play ur best players
Rooney + cash in exchange for Ronaldo?
Haha. What would Madrid want with that. Surely they could buy something truly world class if they get rid of ronaldo.
Well my man u mates think its a possibility but if owen and becks struggled to settle at madrid its hard to see rooney go there. Me personally as a madridista, i rather they go for neymar as im sure ronaldo will leave soon
David Moyes is the only man for the utd job. Pure class
David Moyes while a good manager at Everton has never won a raffle, he wouldn’t know what to do in a fight for the league and he should be learning that somewhere instead of getting pats on the back at Everton year after year for what is in effect mediocrity compared to Uniteds achievements. I’d question his ambition at this stage
United threw in the towel after red card! Poor little boys got sulky!
You were obviously watching a different match.
I tought over the two legs Madrid were slightly the better. Last nights game was a great game and perfectly balanced with half an hour or so to go. The red card ruined a great game. If it was a red card or not I dont know. Personaly I feel a yellow would have been enough but everyone will have a different opinion. (Isnt that what makes sport so enjoyable) As for Josehe wants the United job ASAP. still not to sure if he will get it…..
Roy keane slightly ironic there , talking about dirty tackles – Nani had no intent to hurt Arbaloa wonder did he forget what he wrote in his book about Alf enge Harland and finishing his career
Hardly one to talk
I’ve looked at it now 10 times and still can’t see the red card – yellow only
The best team always wins where it counts, which is on the scoreboard. The rest is irrelevant…