Happy All-Ireland quarter-final day to you!
Sinéad Farrell here and you’re very welcome along to Th42′s live coverage of today’s action as Tipperary take on Waterford for a place in the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals.
And of course, the clash of Cork and Dublin will be along later.
Tipperary
1. Barry Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha)
2. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill), 3. Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields), 4. Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Eire Óg)
5. Paddy Cadell (JK Bracken’s), 6. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh), 7. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Alan Flynn (Kildangan), 9. Michael Breen (Ballina)
10. Jason Forde (Silvermines), 11. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney), 12. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
13. Jake Morris (Nenagh Eire Óg), 14. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule), 15. Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch).
(Subs listed in graphic below)
— Tipperary GAA (@TipperaryGAA) July 31, 2021
Waterford
1. Shaun O’Brien (De La Salle)
2. Ian Kenny (Ballygunner), 3. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside), 4. Shane McNulty (De La Salle)
5. Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower), 6. Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart), 7. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart)
8. Jamie Barron (Fourmilewater), 9. Peter Hogan (Ballygunner)
10. Jack Fagan (De La Salle), 11. Jack Prendergast (Lismore), 12. Stephen Bennett (Ballysaggart)
13. Dessie Hutchinson (Ballygunner), 14. Austin Gleeson (Mount Sion), 15. Patrick Curran (Dungarvan).
(Subs listed in graphic below)
📣The Waterford Senior Hurling Team to play Tipperary in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final tomorrow has been named⬇️
— Waterford GAA (@WaterfordGAA) July 30, 2021
Best of luck to Liam Cahill, his management team and all of the panel!#deiseabú ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/P1o4K0Ljbd
Not long to go now, let us know in the comment section below how you see this one going?
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No changes to either side ahead of throw-in. Almost ready to play ball!
Throw-in! Tipperary 0-00 Waterford 0-00
1 min: Tipperary 0-00 Waterford 0-01
Kieran Bennett with the first attempt at the posts but his shot sails wide. Ronan Maher tries his luck from a sideline cut but fails to get the range before Patrick Curran lands an excellent point from distance to put his side in front.
3 mins: Tipperary 0-01 Waterford 0-03
Lovely shot from Jack Fagan to extend Waterford’s lead, sweeping the ball between with an over-the-shoulder shot.
Dessie Hutchinson gets in on the action shortly after to split the posts. Three points, three different scorers for Waterford.
Jason Forde then opens Tipp’s account.
Tipperary 0-01 Waterford 0-05
Jamie Barron with two quickfire points to give Waterford a superb start. They’re leaving Tipperary at sixes and sevens.
Steven Bennett tried to race through for a goal chance but Tipperary backs held him off.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-01 Waterford 0-05 (Seamus Callanan)
7 mins: Tipperary 2-01 Waterford 0-06
Well what about that for a burst? Two goals in as many minutes for Seamus Callanan after Waterford looked to be all over the Premier County in the opening minutes.
Jamie Barron responded with his third point of the afternoon.
Such a frantic pace in these opening stages.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-03 Waterford 1-06 (Austin Gleeson)
12 mins: Tipperary 2-05 Waterford 1-07
Austin Gleeson with a savage strike to grab Waterford’s first goal. He followed it up with a lovely cut from distance before Michael Breen pointed for Tipp at the other end.
The pace of the game is ferocious. Who will be able to sustain it?
15 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-08
Stephen Bennett converts a long-distance free to level proceedings briefly but Forde scores a free of his own to edge Tipperary back in front.
17 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-09
Gleeson feeds the ball to Shane McNulty who drives the ball over from way out the field.
And with that, we go to the first water break.
17 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-09
Away we go again. Fagan tries to pick up another point but his attempt is off target.
20 mins: Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 1-10
Fagan breaks through again and mistake this time as he taps the ball over from close range.
Waterford lead by one point as Noel McGrath long-distance effort goes wide.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-06 Waterford 2-10 (Dessie Hutchinson)
23 mins: Tipperary 2-07 Waterford 2-11
Skillful pass to Calum Lyons to set him up for a point from out near the sideline which keeps their noses in front coming into the final 10 minutes of the first-half.
25 mins: Tipperary 2-08 Waterford 2-11
Ronan Maher cuts the gap to three points as play is stopped while Alan Flynn receives some medical attention on the field.
28 mins: Tipperary 2-09 Waterford 2-12
Kieran Bennett pops the ball over off his left side to restore the four-point advantage. But a free is awarded to Tipperary at the other end which Forde converts with ease.
31 mins: Tipperary 2-10 Waterford 2-13
Super score from John O’Dwyer to reduce the deficit once again. Hutchinson responds with a beautiful piece of skill to evade his marker and drill the ball over.
35 mins: Tipperary 2-12 Waterford 2-14
Bubbles O’Dwyer, Forde and Peter Hogan trade points as half-time approaches. The pace of the game is starting to dip a bit and both teams are probably in need of the break.
Two minutes added time to be played.
37 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
Ronan Maher leaves just one point between them. There was some confusion among the umpires but they eventually gave the score.
Half-Time: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
Lots to pour from that hectic first half. Let’s look at the goals first:
Seamus Callanan
Seamus Callanan gets an early GOAL for @TipperaryGAA v @WaterfordGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/dVXyBNJOU5
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Seamus Callanan II
Seamus Callanan breaks onto the ball to get his second goal of the first half for @TipperaryGAA v @WaterfordGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/VVg5nTCDkv
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Austin Gleeson
Austin Gleeson buries the ball in the net to get @WaterfordGAA's first GOAL v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/DMghmKcWW7
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Dessie Hutchinson
Lovely finish in the net from Dessie Hutchinson which started from excellent defensive play from Calum Lyons for @WaterfordGAA v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/jqjA2WKptE
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Second-half: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-14
And we’re off for the second half.
37 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-15
Lively start from Waterford results in a point from Gleeson. Good work from Hutchinson for engineering the attack.
Liam Cahill’s side go two points clear.
40 mins: Tipperary 2-13 Waterford 2-17
Hogan chips in with another crucial score as Waterford hit their third point without reply since the restart.
Tipp have a whiff of a goal chance but Waterford backs clear the danger and get the ball to Stephen Bennett for another point.
43 mins: Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 2-18
Forde gives Tipp their first point of the second half from a free to leave three between them. But some lovely footwork from Kieran Bennett allows him to shoot for the posts and push Waterford’s advantage again.
43 mins: Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 2-18
Some substitutions on both sides. Patrick Curran makes way for Michael Kiely on the Waterford team while Mark Kehoe replaces Jake Morris.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 3-18 (Stephen Bennett, penalty)
48 mins: Tipperary 2-15 Waterford 3-18
Stephen Bennett posts Waterford’s third goal of the afternoon from the penalty spot. The spot shot was awarded after Tipp keeper Brian Hogan was adjudged to have fouled Gleeson who was trying to round him for a goal.
Noel McGrath points at the other end to keep his side in touch.
49 mins: Tipperary 2-16 Waterford 3-19
Stephen Bennett on target again for Waterford. They lead by six coming into the last 20 minutes of normal time.
What can Tipperary do to muster a response?
50 mins: Tipperary 2-16 Waterford 3-21
Michael Kiely puts Dessie Hutchinson racing through on goal. The Ballygunner man unleashes a rocket but it drifts over the bar for a point.
Gleeson follows that up with a sideline cut special before the second water break.
You get the feeling that Waterford are heading out of sight now.
53 mins: Tipperary 2-17 Waterford 3-21
Mark Kehoe tries to cut in along the side and create a goal opportunity for Tipperary. He’s fouled on the way and Forde scores to leave seven between the sides.
MISS! Tipperary 2-18 Waterford 3-22
Agony as Callanan sees his ground strike go by the wrong side of the goal post after Forde found himself in acres of space to create a goal chance.
Waterford work the ball back up to Hogan who makes no mistake in front of the sticks. Ronan Maher also points for Tipperary but they need more to pull Waterford back.
59 mins: Tipperary 2-20 Waterford 3-23
Kehoe is looking lively for Tipp as he slots the ball over. Ronan Maher and substitute John McGrath then combine for a Tipperary point.
61 mins: Tipperary 2-21 Waterford 3-24
Another Forde free makes it a six-point game but Tipperary will probably need a goal to make a game of this.
66 mins: Tipperary 2-23 Waterford 3-25
Breen adds another to cut the difference to five. But just as it looked like Tipperary were building up some momentum, Kiely nabs a point for Waterford at the other end.
Forde converts another free to keep bring back that five-point gap.
68 mins: Tipperary 2-25 Waterford 3-25
Tipperary squander another goal chance as John McGrath sees his effort parried away. Some fine individual work from Kehoe to create the chance and draw the Waterford backs in.
McGrath didn’t quite connect with the shot but they’ve brought it back to three points as Willie Connors after coming on.
69 mins: Tipperary 2-26 Waterford 3-25
Just two between them now!
Forde has been sensational from the frees.
70 mins: Tipperary 2-26 Waterford 3-26
Crucial point for Waterford from the stick of Neil Montgomery.
GOAL! Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-27 (Neil Montgomery)
Full-Time: Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-28
Tipperary 2-27 Waterford 4-28
What a turnaround and what a result!
From coughing a seven-point lead to winning by seven points, Waterford are full value for their victory which sends them through to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Neil Montgomery’s late goal was the clincher for Liam Cahill’s side as Tipperary just could not get that third goal. Shaun O’Brien pulled off an incredible save in the midst of all that to ensure that this was going to be Waterford’s day.
Incredible stuff. What will the other quarter-final have in store for us this evening?
Here’s that Stephen Bennett penalty
Stephen Bennett slots home a penalty for @WaterfordGAA v @TipperaryGAA in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/OhJ4HVT3iL
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
And here’s Neil Montgomery with goal number 4 for Waterford
Neil Montgomery gets a crucial GOAL for @WaterfordGAA in the final few minutes of the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final v @TipperaryGAA #GAANOW pic.twitter.com/yGEbPwkhqJ
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 31, 2021
Well that’s all for now, folks. Have a look at Fintan O’Toole’s match report here and that’s not the end of our GAA coverage today.
Emma Duffy will be taking you through the live updates from the Ulster SFC final between Monaghan and Tyrone this afternoon, and Kevin O’Brien will be providing the match report.
We’ll also have the other All-Ireland quarter-final between Cork this evening.
Good luck!
