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AS IT HAPPENED

As It Happened: Tipperary v Cork, All-Ireland senior hurling semi-final

Who’s going to book a place in the decider on September 7th?

ARE WE READY for the battle of Munster in Croke Park today?

It’s the second of this year’s All-Ireland hurling semi-finals as Cork and Tipperary square off. We’re live from Croke Park and we’re going to follow the action all the way.

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Result
Tipperary 2-18 Cork 1-11

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Let’s get set for the second of this year’s All-Ireland senior hurling semi-finals. Who’s going to join Kilkenny in September’s decider – Cork or Tipperary?

Here’s the Cork team named to start.
CORK
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)\
2. Shane O’Neill (Bishopstown)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Stephen McDonnell (Glen Rovers)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Lorcan McLoughlin (Kanturk)
8. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
9. Aidan Walsh (Kanturk)
10. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
11. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
12. Seamus Harnedy (St. Ita’s)
13. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14. Patrick Cronin (Bishopstown – Captain)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers).

And here’s the Tipperary team.

TIPPERARY
1) Darren Gleeson (Portroe)

2) Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill)
3) Paudie Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
4) Paddy Stapleton (Borris-Ileigh)

5) Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
6) James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane)
7) Kieran Bergin (Killenaule)

8) Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch)
9) James Woodlock (Drom& Inch)

10) Gearóid Ryan (Templederry)
11) Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha)
12) John O’Dwyer (Killenaule)

13) Noel McGrath (LoughmoreCastleiney)
14) Seamus Callanan (Drom and Inch)
15) Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields)

Throw in fast approaching at 3.30pm.

The Cork subs are:

Darren McCarthy, Conor O’Sullivan, Killian Burke, William Egan, Eoin Cadogan, Brian Lawton, Jamie Coughlan, Stephen Moylan, Cian McCarthy, Rob O’Shea, Paudie O’Sullivan.

And the Tipp subs are:

Darragh Egan, Shane Bourke, Michael Cahill, Paul Curran, Jason Forde, Eoin Kelly, Denis Maher, Conor O’Brien, Conor O’Mahony, Niall O’Meara, Thomas Stapleton.

Wexford’s James Owens is the referee for this one.

And the game is on, Cork playing into the Davin End, Tipp playing into Hill 16.

Cork 0-1 Tipperary 0-0
1 mins – First blood to Cork, neat point by Alan Cadogan.

Shane O’Neill is marking Seamus Callanan while at the other end it’s Cathal Barrett on Patrick Horgan while James Barry is policing Cadogan.

Patrick Bonner Maher gets his first sight of goal but Cork crowd him out and the ball rolls wide.

What a goal by Seamus Callanan!

Tipperary 1-0 Cork 0-1
6 mins – Callanan unleashes a bullet to the corner after Shane O’Neill misses Shane McGrath’s cross. The Drom-Inch man stepped inside and picked his spot to score past Anthony Nash.

Tipperary 1-1 Cork 0-1
7 mins – James Woodlock pops up with a point as Tipperary build on that goal.

Tipperary 1-2 Cork 0-1
8 mins – Tipp’s confidence is rising as Noel McGrath tosses in a hand pass for John O’Dwyer to run onto and point.

Cork leaving Shane O’Neill very isolated inside on Callanan.

Tipperary 1-3 Cork 0-1
11 mins – O’Dwyer on target again as Tipp go five clear.

Tipperary 1-3 Cork 0-2
11 mins – Some respite for Cork as Aidan Walsh knocks over a point.

Good news if you backed Callanan.

Tipperary 1-4 Cork 0-3
13 mins – Points swapped by Callanan from a free and Seamus Harnedy from play.

Callanan causes Cork trouble once more as he fields a high ball but after offloading to Lar Corbett, the resultant shot flies wide.

Wides starting to mount for Cork as Horgan, Cooper and Harnedy all off target from play.

Tipperary 1-4 Cork 0-4
19 mins – Excellent play by Mark Ellis at the back for Cork to win a free and Anthony Nash steps up to do the rest to point from distance.

Tipperary 1-5 Cork 0-4
20 mins – Paraic Maher intercepts a Cork delivery before playing the ball across to Shane McGrath and he arrows over a point.

Tipperary 1-6 Cork 0-4
23 mins – Tipp’s midfielders combine with Woodlock the creator and McGrath the finisher as they go five clear.

Eight wides for Cork now, wretched shooting so far by them.

Nearly a second Tipp goal but Bonner Maher’s under hit shot is stopped by Nash and Cork clear.

Tipperary 1-6 Cork 0-5
26 mins – At least Cork’s goalkeeper is proving accurate in front of goal. Nash slots over another long-distance free.

Tipperary 1-6 Cork 0-6
27 mins – Nash belts forward a huge clearance that Cronin fetches before offloading to Lehane who points for Cork.

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Tipperary 1-7 Cork 0-6
30 mins – Damien Cahalane is blocked down coming out with the ball for Cork and O’Dwyer nips in to point.

Tipperary 1-7 Cork 0-7
30 mins – Cork bite back with Lehane pointing.

Sniff of a goal chance for Tipp but Corbett’s touch is poor and Christopher Joyce gets in to clear the lines for Cork.

Tipperary 1-7 Cork 0-8
33 mins – Tipp aren’t happy with a free being awarded against them for a foul on Harnedy but Cork move on with Horgan notching the free.

That looks poor refereeing there. Cork fortunate to get the free earlier but Horgan was certainly fouled there and a free out was awarded for over carrying.

Half-Time: Tipperary 1-7 Cork 0-8

68,728 here in Croke Park today.

Teams back out for the second-half here. No changes yet that we can see.

And we’re off again.

Seamus Callanan ships a heavy blow after colliding with Aidan Walsh. He’s down and receiving treatment.

Looks like Callanan will continue.

Tipperary 1-8 Cork 0-8
38 mins – First score of the second-half comes from Shane McGrath, another fine effort.

More wides for Cork as Walsh is off target with an effort from a sideline.

Tipperary 1-9 Cork 0-8
41 mins – Woodlock on target from the left wing for Tipp after great work by Padraic Maher.

That’s five points from play in a combined return by the Tipp midfield.

Tipperary 1-10 Cork 0-8
42 mins – Corbett lays it off to Callanan and the Drom-Inch man grabs his point.

Subs: Stephen Moylan and Paudie O’Sullivan on for Alan Cadogan and Patrick Cronin in the Cork attack.

Tipperary 1-10 Cork 0-9
46 mins – Horgan slots a free for Cork after Cadogan was fouled.

Yellow card for Patrick Bonner Maher.

Goal for Tipperary from Seamus Callanan!

Tipperary 2-10 Cork 0-9
47 mins – Seamus Callanan comes up trumps for Tipperary again as he smashes home a left-hand drive after a great pass inside by Patrick Maher.

Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9
49 mins – Noel McGrath extends Tipperary’s lead to eight.

Tipperary 2-12 Cork 0-10
51 mins – John O’Dwyer on target again and Tipperary are in control. Lehane does respond with a point for Cork.

Tipperary 2-13 Cork 0-10
52 mins – Fifth point of the day for O’Dwyer, he’s been excellent for Tipperary.

Bill Cooper breaks clear and Cork have a chance for goal but he elects to pass rather than shoot and it’s intercepted.

Tipperary 2-14 Cork 0-10
53 mins – Tipperary make Cork pay as O’Dwyer scores once more at the other end.

Tipperary 2-15 Cork 0-10
54 mins – Woodlock points and Tipperary go 11 clear.

Sub: Rob O’Shea on for Cork for Aidan Walsh.

Tipperary 2-15 Cork 0-11
55 mins – Glimmer of a goal chance for Cork but Lehane’s strike is tipped over by Darren Gleeson.

Here’s Callanan’s second goal.
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Sub: Denis Maher is on for Gearoid Ryan in the Tipperary team.

Seamus Callanan looks to be in serious pain there with his knee after shipping another heavy challenge.

Tipperary 2-16 Cork 0-11
60 mins – Callanan hits back with a point for Tipperary, knee looks to be fine now.

Sub: Eoin Kelly on for Tipperary for Lar Corbett.

Tipperary 2-17 Cork 0-11
62 mins – This is a procession for Tipperary as Noel McGrath notches another point.

Tipperary 2-18 Cork 0-11
63 mins – Yet another point for Callanan. Cork want the final whistle to come soon.

Subs: Jamie Coughlan on for Cork for Harnedy while Jason Forde replaces Bonner Maher for Tipperary.

Sub: Tipperary bring in Michael Cahill for Shane McGrath.

Goal for Cork from Rob O’Shea.

Tipperary 2-18 Cork 1-11
66 mins – Consolation goal for Cork as Coughlan lobs in a cross and O’Shea has the simple task of finishing to the net.

Sub: Woodlock comes off for Tipperary with Conor O’Brien coming on.

Couple of superb saves there by Darren Gleeson to deny Patrick Horgan.

So we’re set for a Kilkenny Tipp final for the fourth time in six years.

Full-Time: Tipperary 2-18 Cork 1-11

That’s it from us after a brilliant day for Tipperary hurling. Cork crash to a heavy semi-final defeat while the Premier go forward to meet Kilkenny on September 7th.

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