Walsh Cup semi-final
Dublin 2-19 Galway 1-21
PAUL RYAN’S’ 68th minute free ensured Dublin eked out an encouraging win over Galway at Parnell Park today.
With John McCaffrey spearheading the Dublin attack Anthony Daly’s charges settled impressively with a seventh-minute Ryan goal nudging them 1-4 to 0-2 ahead.
Jonathan Glynn drilled a 10th minute major for the Tribesmen, but Dublin still accumulated a 1-7 to 1-2 advantage. Aidan Harte and Niall Healy drilled points for Galway, who then had Andy Smith sent off on 19 minutes following an off the ball clash with Conal Keaney.
Despite being reduced to 14 Galway hurled well until the interval and departed at the break with a 1-11 to 1-9 lead. It was similarly tight after the restart with Sutcliffe netting a 46th minute goal for Dublin, but Galway, with Healy accurate, stayed in the hunt.
Two minutes remained when Ryan converted a free and though there was a late burst of Galway pressure, Dublin held on.
Scorers for Dublin: Paul Ryan 1-7 (0-5f, 0-1 ‘65), Danny Sutcliffe 1-3, John McCaffrey 0-3, Eamon Dillon 0-2, Joey Boland, Kevin Byrne, Conal Keaney, Shane Durkin 0-1 each.
Scorers for Galway: Niall Healy 0-11 (0-6f, 0-1 ‘65), Davy Glennon 0-3, Jonathan Glynn 1-0, Damien Hayes, Aidan Harte 0-2 each, Padraig Brehony, Tadhg Haran, Aonghus Callanan 0-1 each.
Dublin: Gary Maguire; Niall Corcoran, Paul Schutte, Ruairi Trainor; Joey Boland, Michael Carton, Chris Crummey; Kevin Byrne, Shane Durkin; Conal Keaney, John McCaffrey, Danny Sutcliffe; Eamon Dillon, Mark Schutte, Paul Ryan.
Subs: Peter Kelly for Corcoran (33 mins), David O’Callaghan for Crummy (36 mins), Simon Lambert for Byrne (51 mins), Ross O’Carroll for M Schutte (51 mins), Sean McGrath for P Schutte (54 mins).
Galway: Colm Callanan; Fergal Moore, Kevin Hynes, Johnny Coen; David Collins, Tony Og Regan, Aidan Harte; Andy Smith, Iarla Tannian; Damien Hayes, Jonathan Glynn, Paul Gordon; Niall Healy, Tadhg Haran, Davy Glennon.
Subs: Padraig Brehony for Gordon (23 mins), Paul Killeen for Regan (35 mins), Aonghus Callanan for Haran (48 mins), Shane Maloney for Callanan (64 mins), Emmet Ward for Hayes (68 mins).
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow).
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All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final replay
Castleknock 1-18 Kenmare 0-21
ANOTHER REPLAY IS required after Castleknock and Kenmare finished all square again after extra-time in this semi-final clash in Cashel this afternoon.
Tom Shields grabbed the levelling point to rescue Castleknock whose young attacker star Ciaran Kilkenny struck 0-10 during the game. Kenmare, whose main attacking threat was Paul O’Connor, lead narrowly at half-time of normal time by 0-7 to 0-6.
But Castleknock, with Kilkenny to the fore, responded in the second-half and helped by a goal from Rory Corcoran, they enjoyed a 1-9 to 0-8 lead. Yet back came Kenmare with a flurry of points and it took a last-gasp free from Corcoran to tie the teams at 1-13 to 0-16 after the end of normal time.
The game ebbed and flowed in extra-time before Shields raised the vital white flag to send the game towards another replay.
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Colleges Hurling
THERE WAS PLENTY colleges hurling action today with the feature game in Munster being the Dr Harty Cup semi-final between Dungarvan Colleges and Thurles CBS in Fermoy. And it was the reigning champions Dungarvan Colleges who prevailed by 1-12 to 0-12.
Dungarvan Colleges trailed by 0-8 to 1-4 during the first-half but battled back before half-time to lead 1-7 to 0-9. Críostóir Breathnach raised their green flag while sharpshooter Patrick Curran was also to the fore.
And in the second-half Dungarvan Colleges took over with Curran matching his haul in the quarter-final against Blackwater CS, as he shot 0-9 to help them secure a three-point win.
In Leinster quarter-final games in the SAHC colleges competition took place. In Ratheniska, St Kieran’s (Kilkenny) were convincing winners over St Brendan’s (Birr) by 4-17 to 0-9. At half-time St Kieran’s lead by 1-7 to 0-6 but they then pulled clear in the second-half.
In Clonad, Kilkenny CBS booked their place in the semi-final with a 0-14 to 2-6 win over Coláiste Eoin (Stillorgan). At half-time Kilkenny CBS had trailed narrowly by 2-2 to 0-7 but they turned things around in a tightly-contested second-half with Paddy Cahill and Luke Scanlon firing the match-winning points.
Elsewhere Good Counsel (New Ross) were 0-12 to 0-9 victors over Dublin North while Castlecomer CS became the third Kilkenny team to reach the last four with a 1-13 to 0-13 success against St Peter’s (Wexford).
And this my friends……..
@Ray Ridge: Gave you a thumbs up Ray, cos I get a bit of craic outta you.
Anyway, if Liverpool win tomorrow, one more win very likely do it.
@ecrowley ecrowley: if only equalling arsenal’s results till they run out of games,so be it, tomorrow and next weekend the handiest of what’s left,two wins and I might lay of the anxiety tablets.
@Deano74: Ah it’s defo done pal, but I’d like it confirmed sooner than later.
@ecrowley ecrowley: I know,it’s like waiting on a bus,you know it’s coming,but you just want it here.
@Deano74: exactamundo
@ecrowley ecrowley: hope Ray doesn’t support Liverpool!?
@Deano74: Can you give them to me
@Tom Murphy: Arsenal fan i think
@Ray Ridge: friends???
@ecrowley ecrowley: Tbh I don’t Liverpool need to win another game in order to lift the trophy.
@SEAN: You’re a great friend of mine Seanie.
If Arsenal wet themselves against Madrid Wednesday night it won’t surprise me one bit.
The league is done and everyone knows it. Liverpool probably don’t even need another point the way Arsenal are going.
Main thing, no injuries ahead of the Madrid game. Pity they couldn’t rest more but it is what it is. Hopefully they played within themselves and are primed for Wednesday.
Hopefully Mbappe can do an Origi on them next Wednesday!
@Dan The Man: Hope arsenal go through
Hardly a slip up in fairness…..
@Paul Linehan: in the context of the title race of course it is. If Liverpool fail to capitalise on it tomorrow that’s an even bigger slip up
@Michael Mullins: what title race? It’s done since end of march.
@Paul Mallon: grand for us to say that here. Doubt that’s what Arteta is telling them before matches
@Michael Mullins: I’m sure Arsenal have a more realistic target in mind to be bothered by something they blew a long time ago.
Looked as of though the exertions against Real the other night caught up with Arsenal not only physically but mentally and emotionally too. Here’s hoping that they can raise their game again next week in bernabau otherwise they be in for one long long night
@Jed Ward: arsenal score in the 90 mins and it’s well done,at 3 nil it should be,but I seem to vaguely remember a certain side overcome a 3 nil against another Spanish heavy weight,best of luck anyway,enjoy.
@Jed Ward: Arsenal will go through
@SEAN: €1,000 says Real will go through
If Arsenal want CL trophy they’ll have to rest their first 11 regularly now come PL games as pathway to that trophy is probably PSG in semi and most probably Barcelona in the final. Gunners won’t half deserve trophy if they can put out Madrid and also those teams.
Same old arsenal
How poor are this Arsenal side
@james quinn: Apparently Arsenal have spent 1.4 billion since 2017. Klopp lifted how many trophies with about 1/30th of that budget and assisted Slot with another!
@Dan The Man: Yep. With City in a title race, Liverpool were winning nearly every game after xmas and twice came up 1 point short getting the likes of 97 points. With Arsenal u just know they can’t put a string of wins together. They needn’t use Europe as an excuse. Klopp won a Champions League and still got close to 100 points. Levels to this game.
@james quinn: Still poor enough to beat the champions league winner 3 zip
@Dan The Man: klopps net spend was roughly just shy of 350 million,in 9 years, Artetas net spend is roughly 540 million in five years.