Tipperary 1-14
Waterford 0-16

LIAM CAHILL’S TIPPERARY have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Electric Ireland Munster minor hurling championship last night.

The Premier County managed just 1-3 from play over the hour but still did enough to set up a last four clash with Clare on 1 July.

Tipp registered eleven points from placed balls – eight Daragh Carey frees and three points from Brian McGrath, including two crucial 65s in the second half. And Waterford can consider themselves slightly unfortunate to have been pitched into a play off with Limerick, having looked the better team in the first half.

With Aaron O’Sullivan picking off four points from play, Waterford were 0-9 to 0-6 clear approaching the break.

O’Sullivan had gone close to an early goal for Waterford, denied by Padraig Hayes, and Tipp didn’t manage a score from play until sub Lyndon Fairbrother pointed in the 26th minute.

But Fairbrother was on target again on the half hour mark and in first half stoppage time, Ruadhan Mulrooney scrambled home the game’s only goal after David Gleeson and Fairbrother were denied.

Ahead by 1-7 to 0-9 at the break in front of 2,821 spectators, Tipp went behind after the restart in a second half that was level five times.

But after McGrath edged Tipp in front with six minutes remaining, from a well-taken 65, Carey put two between the sides.

Waterford’s leading scorer Jack Prendergast responded for last year’s beaten Munster finalists but McGrath struck again to restore Tipp’s two-point advantage.

Waterford kept going as Eoghan Murray reduced the deficit again but Peter Hogan shot wide in stoppage time as the Déise were denied.

Scorers for Tipperary: Daragh Carey 0-8 (0-8f), Ruadhan Mulrooney 1-0, Brian McGrath 0-3 (0-2 65′s, 0-1f), Lyndon Fairbrother 0-2, Liam McCutcheon 0-1.

Tipperary

1. Padraig Hayes (Ballingarry)

2. Emmet Moloney (Drom & Inch)
3. James Quigley (Kildangan)
4. Enda Heffernan (Clonoulty Rossmore)

5. Jack Skehan (Holycross Ballycahill)
6. Brian McGrath (Loughmore Castleiney)
7. Darragh Peters (Kilruane MacDonaghs)

8. Liam McCutcheon (Templederry Kenyons)
9. Shane Neville (Lattin Cullen)

10. Daragh Carey (Templederry Kenyons)
11. Stephen Quirke C (Moyle Rovers)
12. Ruadhan Mulrooney (Portroe)

13. David Gleeson (Ballinahinch)
14. Alan Tynan (Roscrea)
15. Ross Peters (St. Mary’s Clonmel)

Subs
20. Lyndon Fairbrother (JK Brackens) for Ross Peters (23)
18. Kevin Hassett (Drom & Inch) for Neville (40)
22. David Roberts (Moyle Rovers) for Mulrooney (55)
17. Gavin Dunne (Holycross-Ballycahill) for McCutcheon (60+2)

Waterford

1. Billy Nolan (Roanmore)

2. Darragh Lynch (Passage)
3. Conor Prunty (Abbeyside)
4. Darragh McGrath (Abbeyside)

5. Jordan Henley (Tallow)
8. Darragh Lyons (Dungarvan)
7. Cormac Dunphy (Ballyduff Lower)

6. Calum Lyons (Ballyduff Lower)
11. Andy Molumby (Cappoquin)

15. Glenn Waters (Dungarvan)
9. JP Lucey (Shamrocks)
12. Eddie Meaney (De La Salle)

13. Aaron O Sullivan (Cappoquin)
14. Jack Prendergast (Lismore)
10. Peter Hogan (Ballygunner)

Subs
21. Eoghan Murray (Cappoquin) for Waters (45)
17. Michael Roche (De La Salle) for Lucey (55)

Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

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