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Sheedy's Tipp survive Semple scare

Jun 01, 2009

Tipperary have advanced to a Munster SHC semi-final meeting with Clare on June 21 after a hard-fought victory over a gallant Cork side at sundrenched Semple Stadium on Sunday.

Munster SHC Quarter-final

Tipperary 1-19  Cork 0-19 

In the end, the reigning Munster champions and recent league finalists had three points to spare over Denis Walsh's side but they had to pull out all the stops towards the end of a pulsating encounter after losing their way somewhat in the second-half.

The Premier County held a 0-13 to 0-9 advantage at the break with the returning Eoin Kelly, Shane McGrath, Seamus Callanan and Loughmore-Castleiney protege, Noel McGrath, catching the eye while Thurles Sarsfields clubman, Lar Corbett dangerous at all times.

It was Corbett who struck over the sweetest score of the opening half when he split the posts under the shadow of the Old Stand on 31 minutes.

For their part, Cork were limited to frees in the opening 35 minutes with Ben O'Connor extremely accurate from placed balls and frees while Niall McCarthy and Tom Kenny also got on the scoresheet.

The game appeared to be over a minute into the second-half when Seamus Callanan slammed home the first goal of the day after a sublime flick from Corbett, preceded by trojan work by Michael Webster.

Aisake O hAilpin put over his first championship point a minute later but Callanan, impressive all day, replied again to push Liam Sheedy's men seven points ahead.

The next few minutes saw the game turn on its head as Pat Horgan missed a clear-cut goal chance for the Rebels before also missing a controversial penalty.

That passage of play seemed to wake Cork up and subsitute Pa Cronin slotted over two points as the men from Leeside began to get on top.

On 55 minutes a Ben O'Connor free brought Cork to within two points of their great rivals and a John Gardiner 65 two minutes later put the bare minimum in it.

However, with three minutes to go, sub Benny Dunne put over his first point of the day before following it up with another great point heading into added time.

In the third minute of added time Corbett sealed the win for Tipperary with his third point of the day. 

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Tipperary: B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, C O’Brien; D Fanning, P Maher, C O’Mahony; J Woodlock, S McGrath; L Corbett, S Callanan, J O’Brien; N McGrath, M Webster, E Kelly

Cork: D Óg Cusack; S O’Neill, E Cadogan, C O’Sullivan; J Gardiner, R Curran, S Óg Ó hAilpín; T Kenny, J O’Connor; B O’Connor, N McCarthy, T McCarthy; P Horgan, A Ó hAilpín, K Murphy [Sarsfields].

 

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