Tipperary 1-16
Offaly 0-13
SEAMUS CALLANAN FIRED 1-6 to help secure Tipperary’s Allianz hurling league semi-final spot.
But the All Star attacker departed the scene long before full-time after a 40th minute red card that rules him out of the 19 April tie. In fact, Tipp finished with just 13 men as corner-back Cathal Barrett also picked up a second booking five minutes from time.
Eamonn O’Shea’s side ultimately relied on a strong first-half performance that yielded 1-14 to book their place alongside Waterford or Galway.
Offaly fought back strongly with the wind in the second-half but had simply left themselves too much to do.
Tipperary had the wind behind them in the first-half and used it to open up a sizeable advantage.
Callanan was inspired early on, hitting Tipp’s opening two points before drilling a spectacular 18th minute goal. He seemed to have little chance from an acute angle on the left of goals but fired a precise shot across James Dempsey to the top right corner.
The stunning score moved Tipp 1-6 to 0-1 clear and the margin was out to nine points before Offaly registered their second score.
In all, Offaly managed just two points from play in the opening half as Tipp took a deserved 1-14 to 0-4 half-time lead. Callanan helped himself to 1-6 of that tally before receiving his marching orders five minutes after the restart.
He was involved in an off the ball incident that left full-back Dermot Short writhing in apparent agony on the ground. Barrett followed him to the side line in the 65th minute for a second yellow card offence.
Tipp were still comfortably ahead at that stage though largely played second fiddle in the second-half. Offaly outscored Tipp by 0-9 to 0-2 in the half with Shane Dooley contributing four of those points.
Scorers for Tipperary: Seamus Callanan 1-6 (0-4f), Kieran Bergin and Brendan Maher 0-3 each, Jason Forde, Noel McGrath, Niall O’Meara and Ronan Maher 0-1 each.
Scorers for Offaly: Shane Dooley 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1 65), Joe Bergin, Brian Carroll and
Stephen Quirke 0-2 each.
TIPPERARY
1. Darragh Egan (Kildangan)
4. Cathal Barrett (Holycross Ballycahill)
3. Conor O’Mahony (Newport)
2. Paddy Stapleton (Borris Ileigh)
9. Michael Breen (Ballina)
6. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
7. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. James Woodlock (Drom & Inch)
5. Kieran Bergin (Killenaule)
12. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
11. Brendan Maher (Borris Illeigh)
21. Patrick Maher (Lorrha/Dorrha)
13. Noel McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
14. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
15. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
Subs:
23. Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch) for Bergin (45)
18. Shane Bourke (JK Brackens) for O’Meara (57)
20. Conor Kenny (Borris Ileigh) for Forde (61)
24. Sean Maher (Clonoulty Rossmore) for Patrick Maher (70)
OFFALY
1. James Dempsey (Kinnity)
4. David King (Coolderry)
3. Dermot Short (St Rynagh’s)
2. Niall Wynne (St Rynagh’s)
5. Cathal Parlon (Coolderry)
6. Colin Egan (Belmont)
9. Pat Camon (St Rynagh’s)
10. Brian Carroll (Coolderry)
8. Sean Ryan (Birr)
19. Cillian Kiely (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
11. Joe Bergin (Seir Kieran)
12. Emmet Nolan (Birr)
13. Stephen Quirke (St Rynagh’s)
14. Dan Currams (Kilcormac/Killoughey)
15. Shane Dooley (Tullamore)
Subs:
21. Tom Carroll (Seir Kieran) for Ryan (31)
18. Colm Mulrooney (Birr) for Currams (44)
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
And United fans still wish Souness was in charge at Liverpool.
There’s a rumour that Souness smiled once. Nasty rumour to spread.
Souness is obsessed with Pogba..
@John Barry: and the 42 are obsessed with Souness’ obsession with Pogba.
Zzzzzz …
Getting sad at this stage
‘Former Liverpool Boss’, ‘Ex Scotland International’, ‘Former Rangers and Newcastle Boss’.
Think you leftout a few lads. what about Previous Galatasary legend, and ex Southampton flop?
@Ardmore02: I think he won trophies at every club he managed except for Newcastle
@padar: you can add torino, benfica and Southampton to that list.
@Ardmore02: I,m old enough to remember him in his pomp playing for Liverpool, great midfielder, tough f….r, similar to Keane at Utd, (but not quiet as good). Some think he is a p…k, but can’t take away what he did as a player.
Here we go and he hasn’t kicked a ball yet. That Souness is some fcukin spa
No utd must keep pogba coz as long as he’s there they’ll win f*** all
@Dan2078: already won trophies with pogba
@Brian Dunne: but have they won the trophies that matter – PL, champions league? And they won’t with Pogba. He is a good player but the prob is he thinks he’s better than he is
@Dan2078: the lad has won a bloody World Cup mate
@IAmTheTruth: he likes playing for France, has good players to carry him. Come back to me when he wins something of merit with utd and you have something insightful to contribute
@Dan2078: where is your cave at?
@Dan2078: Dan your argument is as pathetic as yourself
@mark: why, do u want to call over?
@Ruairi McEntegart: thanks, I love you too
As a utd fan he’s dead right.
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Reminds me of when Dunphy had a personal vendetta against Cristiano. Calling him a clown and a spoofer every week as Ronaldo struggled yo find consistency. Dunphy labelled Linekar a clown for saying Ronaldo might be the world’s best. The when CR7 won his first Ballon D’Or, Dunphy made some embarrassing comment how he hated CR7 because he’s rich and good looking.
I wonder what Sounness will say when Pogba wins a Ballon D’Or at Madrid? That the reason he hated him all along is because Pogba’s bird is way better than his own?
@Stanley Baggins: souness is no Dunphy; he knows what he’s talking about. Dunphy just made it up as he went (a true spoofer)
@Stanley Baggins: Ballon d’Ope will be the only thing pogba will win
Stfu sourness no utd fan or employee of club gives a crap what u think