UCC 1-12
TU Dublin 0-13
CORK SENIOR CATHAIL O’Mahony struck over some vital points to help UCC book a Sigerson Cup semi-final place tonight as they held off a strong second-half challenge from TU Dublin.
Ahead by six points at half-time, and by seven early in the second half, UCC were forced through some anxious second-half moments, before they booked a final meeting next Wednesday night against UL, a repeat of the first round game in January.
TU Dublin chipped away at the deficit they faced with Shane Cunnane, Sean Guiden and Jack Flynn all contributing impressively in the scoring stakes.
Two points was as close as they got with O’Mahony firing over UCC’s last two points of the game and their defence held firm during frantic passages of play in injury-time.
Dylan Geaney hit a brilliant first-half goal to put UCC in a strong position while goalkeeper Dylan Foley made two excellent saves in the second half.
UCC dominated the early exchanges but struggled to translate that into a position of scoreboard superiority, O’Mahony and Fionn Herlihy bagging a pair of points apiece. Kevin Callaghan notched some nice scores for TU Dublin but Ruairi Murphy’s influence grew for UCC before the break as they pushed clear.
The last score of the half was a telling one, Mark Cronin knocking a pass in to Dylan Geaney who stepped inside the cover and slammed a shot to the net, having earlier been denied by a superb stop from Wexford’s Darragh Brooks in the TU Dublin goal.
It was 1-7 to 0-4 at the break in favour of UCC, Herlihy clipping over the opening point of the second half to send them seven clear. But TU Dublin thundered into the game with four points on the bounce and saw UCC hit with a black card for Killian Falvey.
UCC responded well with three of the game’s next four points, two from O’Mahony and one from Cronin. That left them 1-11 to 0-9 clear heading down the stretch but they were outscored 0-4 to 0-1 in the remainder of the game.
Their defence was hit with several TU Dublin attacks but Daniel O’Mahony excelled in spearheading a rearguard that did not concede a goal and advanced to the final.
More to follow…
Scorers for UCC: Cathail O’Mahony 0-6 (0-2f), Dylan Geaney 1-0, Fionn Herlihy 0-3, Mark Cronin 0-1 (0-1f), Killian Falvey 0-1, Brian Hartnett 0-1, Ruairi Murphy 0-1.
Scorers for TU Dublin: Shane Cunnane 0-3 (0-3f), Sean Guiden 0-3 (0-1f), Jack Flynn 0-2, R Deegan 0-2, Kevin Callaghan 0-1, Darragh Campion 0-1, Robbie McAllister 0-1.
UCC
Dylan Foley (Éire Óg, Cork)
Briain Murphy (Nemo Rangers, Cork), Daniel O’Mahony (Knocknagree, Cork), Damien Bourke (Na Gaeil, Kerry)
Maurice Shanley (Clonakilty, Cork), Shane Merritt (Mallow, Cork), Bill Curtin (Kilshannig, Cork)
Ruairi Murphy (Listry, Kerry), Brian Hartnett (Douglas, Cork)
Jack Murphy (Éire Óg, Cork), Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys, Cork), Killian Falvey (Annascaul, Kerry)
Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers, Cork), Dylan Geaney (Dingle, Kerry), Cathail O’Mahony (Mitchelstown, Cork)
Subs
- Sean O’Connor (Clonmel Commercials, Tipperary) for Geaney (52)
- Michael O’Gara (Austin Stacks, Kerry) for Falvey (52)
TU Dublin
Darragh Brooks (Castletown, Wexford)
Cian Dooner (Killoe Emmet Óg, Longford), Fintan O’Shea (Éire Óg Greystones, Wicklow), Sean Ryan (Dunboyne, Meath)
Niall Carolan (Cuchulainn, Cavan), Cathal Hickey (Seneschalstown, Meath), Killian McGinnis (Skerries Harps, Dublin)
Kevin Callaghan (St Brigid’s, Dublin), Shane Cunnane (St Brigid’s, Roscommon)
Sean Guiden (St Sylvester’s, Dublin), Mark Lavin (Lucan Sarsfields, Dublin), Ryan O’Dwyer (Ballyboden St-Enda’s, Dublin)
Robbie McAllister (Emyvale, Monaghan), Ryan Deegan (Thomas Davis, Dublin), Darragh Campion (Skryne, Meath)
Subs
- Jack Flynn (Ratoath, Meath) for O’Dwyer (25)
- Eoin Duffy (Latton, Monaghan) for O’Shea (half-time)
- Luke Swan (Castleknock, Dublin) for Callaghan (48)
- Jack Lundy (Ballinteer St John’s, Dublin) for Dooner (52)
- Fionn Murray (Thomas Davis, Dublin) for McAllister (59)
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Id imagine the referee is more disappointed with that Cork win than Kilkenny themselves. A shambles of a refereeing display. Kilkenny cynical all night. Good win for the Rebels.
@IrishOwl: Kilkenny cynical? Go way outta that. If Cork never win an All-Ireland again it’ll be too soon.
@LaoisWeather: lol… Good man. Well.. it’ll be a Cold day in Laois before they make any impact.. in any sport. More lemons ?
@LaoisWeather: kilkenny were absolutely cynical tonight. Ball dropping and a sneaky pull of the helmet or coming out with the ball and swinging the Hurley. Walter Walsh nearly bust Tim o mahonys back when he he threw a shoulder full force into his spine. Kilkenny have always been like that.
@James horgan: Kilkenny hurled, as they always have. Typical Cork, not happy with a flukey win.
@LaoisWeather: killkenny hurled and lost again to cork. Cork not been put off by the sly digs as much anymore. Question is do killkenny have anything else to offer?
@michael o farrell: Cork won’t get out of Munster
@LaoisWeather: Wake up, Kilkenny, while obviously have been a fantastic hurling team over the years, have also been one of the most cynical and dirty teams ever, but they are so cute and sly at doing it.
@James horgan: and Cork got a free and Walsh got yellow carded. What more could the ref have done in that situation
@Patrick O Connell: correct action was taken by the ref but the situation shouldn’t have happened. Could have seriously injured o mahony but Walsh didn’t care less and full pelt into the back. Just the kinda stuff kilkenny have been doing for years but you can’t call them out cause their supporter’s get offended. Even though it’s clear to everyone what they’ve been upto for years
@LaoisWeather: kilkenny wrestled and cork hurled. That’s why cork won out in the end. It was a hurling match not wreslemania
@LaoisWeather: what a bitter böllix you are mate.
The ref should never officiate again, trying to make a name for himself, at least 2 reds in game, lost the game in 2nd half
I don’t know if it’s wrestling the boys from Kilkenny think they’re playing or what. The amount of dragging and pulling off the ball that all of us in the crowd could see and the ref ignored was ridiculous.
Cork were sloppy enough with their passing game and had some bad wides . Hard to know where they are at . Kilkenny should have put them away but they hurled well the last 15 mins and got over the line
All Ireland favourites now,
@Chris Tobin: Limerick, Galway, Waterford and then Cork per the bookies with Limerick odds on.
@T Dawg: Galway will do well to make it to the semis. Nobody will lay a glove in Limerick again this year
@T Dawg: cork 5th favourite.
I’ll take that all day
@T Dawg: Yawn
Lads, Cork stop moaning and get on with. Soft as f. All the talent in the world (which ye have btw) won’t win anything relying on refs and a soft culture created by Dog etc. Brian Cody has not blown a whistle in Nowlan Park for 23 year! Its a war ffs
@Gary Quirke: will ya stop for crying out loud. What game do you want to see? Is it hurling or a mish mash of wrestling, rugby and hurling? Cody not blowing a whistle in 23 years doesn’t prove anything other than ye haven’t got the talent and so want to win dirty. That’s not something to be proud of. Hurling is supposed to be a fast and skillful game, not the awful yoke of a spectacle ye want it to be. I lost count of the amount of times a Kilkenny man used his hurley to tackle a player around the neck last night. Thats not hurling and all the ‘man’s game’ propaganda yer past players spout will never make it so.
@Gary Quirke: who won the match?
poor little Cork, depending on refs as usual
@Kevin Shortall: ah cmon now, take the loss like a man
Lads, see this moaning and complaining that Cork do? Its’ now ingrained in yere behaviour, culture and youth. Get on with, ye have the hurlers but do ye have it in the belly? Send up yere youth to St. Kierans College and ye might win a senior this decade
@Gary Quirke: We’re coming in this year off the back of winning the last 2 U20 All Irelands and last years Minor All Ireland and you want us to send up our young lads to St. Kierans, any more jokes like that
@Gary Quirke: sir did ASR beat Kierans lately
@Gary Quirke: so rattled from losing to cork again. Just take the loss on the chin like a man.
Where will the final take place?
@David O’Brien: Thurlas, next Sunday as far as I know. Expect waterford to beat wexford so an all munster final
@David O’Brien: league final always Thurles . So next Sunday in Thurles
@Eileen Hennessy: I recall Limerick winning the league in Croke Park recently?