Toomevara 2-19
Moycarkey Borris 0-20
Niall McIntyre reports from Semple Stadium
MCCARTHY BROTHERS DARRAGH and Kevin combined for 2-12 to inspire Toomevara past the challenge of Moycarkey Borris, and into their first Tipperary senior hurling final since 2008.
Darragh scored the two goals in quickfire fashion just before half-time while his older brother Kevin was a constant threat, racking up five points from play for the Greyhounds.
The brace of goals gave Toomevara a 2-9 to 0-11 lead at the interval and though Eddie Brennan’s Moycarkey side pushed hard in the second half, Toome finished strong to reach a first decider in fifteen years.
The sides went point for point in the first fifteen minutes before three-in-a-row from Moycarkey Borris gave them the most comprehensive lead of the day, 0-10 0-7 after 22 minutes.
Centre back and captain Eoghan Hayes was prominent in their strong start, while the evergreen Kieran Morris also chipped in with two rousing points from play.
Centre forward Kevin McCarthy kept Toomevara in touch with three from play while his namesake Mark swung over a trademark sideline.
But it was the third McCarthy, Darragh, who did the most damage of all.
Toome’s young talisman had been relatively quiet up to that stage but he exploded into life in decisive fashion.
For his first, he showed pace and strength to break away from the close attention of Tom Ryan. His shot had a lethal combination of top-spin and power, ensuring goalkeeper Rhys Shelly stood no chance.
He followed it up with a second seven minutes later, finishing after a neat one-two with Adam Hall. Hall laid off to McCarthy just outside the 21 and his low snap-shot was again perfectly measured, finding the bottom corner.
Competing in a first county semi-final since 1984, Moycarkey Borris faced an uphill battle but midfielder Kieran Cummins brought them back into the game with two fine points just after half-time.
Substitutes David Costigan and Kyle Shelly also had an impact for Eddie Brennan’s team but the goal they craved never came.
They pushed hard, and Toome’s goal led a charmed existence at certain stages with goalkeeper Rory Brislane and substitute Jake Hackett making brilliant last-ditch blocks.
But it wasn’t to be for Moycarkey, and the McCarthys pointed the way into the final for Toome.
Scorers for Toomevara: D McCarthy 2-7 (4f, 1 65), K McCarthy (0-5), M McCarthy (0-2, 1 sideline), C O’Farrell (0-1), A Hall (0-1), R Quirke (0-1), J Delaney (0-1), D Delaney (0-1)
Scorers for Moycarkey Borris: K Morris (0-5, 3f), K Shelly (0-4, 3f, 165), K Cummins (0-3), J Maher (0-2), M Hackett (0-1), B Flanagan (0-1), E Hayes (0-1), J Hayes (0-1), R Shelly (0-1f), D Costigan (0-1).
Toomevara
1. Rory Brislane
2. Barry O’Connell
3. Andrew Ryan
4. Seamus O’Farrell
5. Josh McCarthy
6. Liam Ryan
7. Jack Ryan
8. Robbie Quirke
9. Conor O’Farrell
10. Jack Delaney
11. Kevin McCarthy
12. Mark McCarthy
13. Darragh McCarthy
14. Adam Hall
15. Darren Delaney
Subs: Jake Hackett for Conor O’Farrell (blood, 38-43), Conor O’Meara for Mark McCarthy (45), Jake Hackett for Jack Ryan (47), Colm Canning for Josh McCarthy (57), J Powell for Seamus O’Farrell.
Moycarkey Borris
1. Rhys Shelly
2. Peter Melbourne
3. Tom Ryan
4. Kevin Hayes
5. Tom Hayes
6. Eoghan Hayes
7. Evan McInerney
8. Kieran Cummins
9. Jack Fallon
10. Kieran Morris
11. Max Hackett
12. Joe Maher
13. Jack Hayes
14. Joe Egan
19. Bill Flanagan
Subs: David Costigan for Bill Flanagan (37), Kyle Shelly for Kieran Morris (40), Niall Heffernan for Jack Fallon (48), Joe Doran for J Hayes (60)
Obviously not acceptable. End of. United fan
I agree Declan, as a Utd fan I’m ashamed to read that. Lifetime bans for toe rags like that! No club needs “supporters” of that kind!
I’m all for rivalry in football but there’s a line you don’t cross! Have some respect for the man, at the end of the day he’s still just a normal person with a family to go home to!
Despicable behaviour but no real surprise either
I’d expect nothing more from a man united fan
I’m a Utd fan and I’d never ever imagine doing that! My parents brought me up with respect!
Nothing more than I would expect up in that filth hole. Man just doing his job.
Coming from a man whose clubs support has groups that affiliate with combat 18 that’s bordering on the ridiculous.
That was in the past. Watching to much football factory you are. Get a job
Got a job thank you very much and won’t watch films that glorify idiots and are full of talentless cockneys.
Oh and Chelsea fans are saints are they? Seriously, stop trolling at this stage, it’s pathetic, lie after lie after lie
Red army Red army. Did you ever see the red army program they hand out. Last time I had a read of it was when Frank L mother passed away. The red army were abusein his celebration were he acknowledges his mother. Lovely fans.
I have no doubt there were idiots who would do such a thing, but don’t acting like 70,000 united fans were all at it!!! Chelsea have there idiots too, every club!!!
Yes they do indeed leo. I was there during the 80s . Seen it. Filth is all them fans are.
What about “that was all in the past” you had to say that about combat 18 didn’t you?? Stop being a hypocrite now.. In fact stop commenting on united posts anyway, you’re a typical ABU, know nothing of Manchester United, calling them frauds and what not, and then you go on about respect for mourinho and his team because of what he and they have won, united have won tonnes more, where’s your respect?? You are a very, very, sad man paul
Im sad . Emmmm ok. Should you not be supporting shamrock rovers or something. Ill support a football team in a different city and different country. Yes I am the sad one. Come on Kerry.
I support my local team, but what you don’t know is is that they are amateurs made up of the town folk, they are leagues below the league of Ireland!! And I’m from Kerry, so yeah ill shout for them all day
Up Kerry . Champions of Ireland . Im going to sit in boozer in London on Sunday in a Kerry jersey shouting at the t.v. Colm Cooper. Hes the messi of Gaa I believe.
Typical ABUs tarring all 74000 Utd fans at the game with the same brush. Every club has idiot knuckle draggers supporting them, it doesn’t mean every fan is an idiot knuckle dragger.
Typical manure. Fergie the pri*k often went to man city/anfield/emirates and never had missiles thrown at him
Maybe he did and didn’t bitch and moan about it. It can’t have been serious, plastic cups no doubt.
Yeah because Liverpool fans always behaved in a exemplary fashion throughout their history, didnt they chris?
No but there were a couple of seasons where the wonderfully cultured supporters in Anfield took to defecating in a sandwich bag and dropping the contents on the united fans below, there are tossers following every club, bitch at them, not at the club or their support on mass.
At least no one died
I’m going to Anfield Sunday… If I get the chance I’ll be launching missiles at united players/fans
It’s football it happens
Anfield Sunday? You should be ashamed to have the Dublin crest as your pic! Not that I’d be advocating supporting Dublin either….where’s your double now? Rebels here!
The only way Simply The Best is going to Anfield on Sunday is if he’s been saving his dole for the last few weeks!
Little waste of space troll is commenting on every story all morning trying to get at people!
I would say your mother must be proud of you, but the ironic thing is, with people like you, the fact that you can use a computer means she probably is!
Simply the best was on another story earlier celebrating the serious injury of a Garda. He’s just a dirty little s(umb@g.
@ The Score, is it possible to block accounts commenting on here? One person in particular is just trolling every United article that’s posted on here and it’s getting rather annoying…
Selling drugs dosent count. Have a wash and get a job ya knack..