Advertisement
Waterford's Beth Carton battles for possession. Bryan Keane/INPHO

Tipp chisel out win to set up clash with Galway

Tipp have now reached the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships for a third consecutive season.

Tipperary 1-12 

Waterford 0-10 

A SECOND-HALF goal by Karen Kennedy gave Tipperary the vital breathing place and ensured a place in the last four of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships for the third consecutive season, with champions Galway lying in wait. 

It was the third year in a row too that Waterford failed to get beyond this hurdle but they will have little cause for complaint having not been able to go through the gears in the second-half. 

It was a far cagier affair than the opening quarter-final, with both teams withdrawing players even when playing with the gale into the Blackrock End. 

That was undoubtedly a nod of respect to the attacking threats of both sides, though the irony of the situation was that they each carried more threat into the elements. 

Fergal O’Brien and Dan Shanahan moved Beth Carton to the edge of the square just as the minimum of five minutes of injury time was announced and the De La Salle scoring-machine had a rasping shot brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Áine Slattery. 

A goal wouldn’t have been enough anyway as Tipp showed all their experience in the second-half to impose their will. 

It was a huge win for Bill Mullaney’s crew, particularly as they were without the considerable services of suspended Aisling Moloney and former skipper Orla O’Dwyer, who departed for Australia to take up AFLW duties. 

But with Waterford having excelled in the first-half in terms of workrate and craft and gone in at the break trailing by just 0-8 to 0-6, it was their Munster neighbours who found the necessary improvement, upping their intensity considerably to maintain and then increase their advantage. 

Tipp got off to a fantastic start with a point after 10 seconds from Niamh Treacy, followed by a point from Cáit Devane, who provided seven points of her side’s tally. 

claire-whyte-and-niamh-rockett-dejected Clare Whyte and Niamh Rockett are dejected after losing. Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

But Waterford were showing plenty and it was notable that four of their forwards scored from play, Abby Flynn in particular looking very dangerous, well supported by Sarah Lacey, Carton and Niamh Rockett. 

But they could not get into the game after the resumption, Tipp instead finding another level. 

Devane launched a prodigious score from nearly 65 metres into the wind before Nicole Walsh and Rockett exchanged scores. 

That had three between the sides when Kennedy, marking Carton throughout, somehow found herself in the opposition danger zone, and winning the race with Waterford goalkeeper Brianna O’Regan to force the sliotar home for a critical score. 

Carton led the resistance but Walsh and Devane kept the scoreboard ticking over at the other end, and Aoife McGrath, Kennedy and Mary Ryan were in among those in no mood to yield. 

SCORERS FOR TIPPERARY: C Devane 0-7(5fs); K Kennedy 1-0; N Walsh 0-2; N Treacy, M Campion, G O’Brien 0-1 each 

SCORERS FOR WATERFORD: B Carton 0-5(2fs, 1 45); N Rockett, A Flynn 0-2 each; S Lacey 0-1 

TIPPERARY: Á Slattery, C Quirke, M Ryan, E Loughman, M Eviston, K Kennedy, A McGrath, N Treacy, S Quirke, N Walsh, R Howard, C Devane, G O’Brien, M Campion, C McIntyre. Subs: E Fryday for S Quirke (ht), J Kelly for O’Brien (41), K Blair for Fryday inj (55), JA Burke for Ryan (60+6) 

WATERFORD: B O’Regan, S Harney, I Heffernan, C White, L Bray, C Carroll, C McGrath, O Hickey, S Curran, A Flynn, B Carton, A Fitzgerald, K Lynch, S Lacey, N Rockett. Subs: A Landers for Fitzgerald (45), A Corcoran for Lacey (50), K Corbett Barry for Hickey (55), S Fitzgerald for Curran (55) 

REFEREE: John Dermody (Westmeath) 

Close
Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.
Leave a Comment
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Leslie Alan Rock
    Favourite Leslie Alan Rock
    Report
    Jun 8th 2012, 11:52 PM

    Bad day for one referee..thought Howard Webb had an good game

    54
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:42 AM

    Agree!

    10
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:44 AM

    Absolutely

    7
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Richard Lennon
    Favourite Richard Lennon
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:23 AM

    Russia will be hard to beat.

    28
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Derek Mc Donnell
    Favourite Derek Mc Donnell
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:35 AM

    Yes even him :)
    France to win it
    Frank Ribery player of tourament
    Kj Hunteraler leading goalscorer

    3
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute I love lamp
    Favourite I love lamp
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 3:14 AM

    I’m Putin a tenner on them!

    36
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Sam slade
    Favourite Sam slade
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:58 AM

    if Ireland did what Greece managed, we would all b over the moon. its a game if two halves after all. very worrying that the Spanish ref can book a player for winning a header well, even more concerning that he sent the same lad off for a second yellow that he probably could have kept in his pocket. hopefully that can be appealed. the Russians looked decent, but the other big guns will have something to say too. bring it on!

    23
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Derek Mc Donnell
    Favourite Derek Mc Donnell
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:08 AM

    All in all a feast of football,drama and determination, 1 ref had shocker,goalie should have stayed up,some good players on show and Sampras and Baros showed the bad players but abundandance of everything yes :)

    23
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Leslie Alan Rock
    Favourite Leslie Alan Rock
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:14 AM

    samaras?

    14
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:43 AM

    They played tennis?

    3
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Quite Man
    Favourite Quite Man
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:33 AM

    Ref in first game had a nightmare but game was good. Second game made ussr look good and weeb should have got player of the game (as he kept the it even) but 7 goals in two games nothing to complain about. As for me I’m still having a great time here waiting for Sunday night kick off as the crack is mighty. No recession in Poland.

    16
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute horses for courses
    Favourite horses for courses
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:58 AM

    No offence Quite man but the Journal.ie would be the last thing in the head if I was over there in all that madness.Is it really your sitting room your in and wish like me that you were there.;-)

    31
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:45 AM

    USSR?

    5
    See 1 more reply ▾
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Bob Kavanagh
    Favourite Bob Kavanagh
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 2:18 PM

    ussr ? head back to the 70′s man.

    1
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Imran Ali
    Favourite Imran Ali
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 1:39 AM

    Great start to set the bar, hopefully

    13
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:48 AM

    If you think that Russia have the oldest team in the tournament, they played very well with a lull (or a bit of arrogance) beginning of the second half. But if they can keep this up they could be in for a surprise semi….

    3
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Brendan Peters
    Favourite Brendan Peters
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 12:43 AM

    Not one of todays teams will win the tournament- poor all round

    3
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Gis Bayertz
    Favourite Gis Bayertz
    Report
    Jun 9th 2012, 6:45 AM

    What were you watching today?

    10
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.

Leave a commentcancel