LIMERICK are the National Hurling League Division 2 champions for 2011. The Donal O’Grady coached side won the title and promotion to Division 1 for next season with a 4-11 to 2-13 win over Clare in Ennis. For more on the game read the minute by minute report below and also, pick up this week’s Limerick Post Newspaper for more reaction and photos.
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Limerick v Clare
Minute by Minute
Ahead of the game:
Limerick and Clare march almost shoulder to shoulder behind the band.
1st 0-1 to 0-0 to Clare. Markham with the first for Clare from play
3rd 0-2 to 0-0 for Clare. O’Connell with the 65
5th Goal for Limerick from Tobin. Brilliant run from Mc Carthy to set him up 1-0 to 0-2
7th Limerick unlucky not to get free for Donal O’Grady being foot blocked in the small parallelogram
13th Free to Clare. Scored by Conor Ryan and they are level
14th 0-4 to 1-0 for Clare as O’Connell strokes over another point from the left hand touchline
15th Richie Mc Carthy drops ball with goal at his mercy.
16th Wide from Declan Hannon as Limerick struggle to get point from play.
17th Tobin has the ball in the net with Messi like footwork, but referee whistles for free in before that for one handed pull.
18th Mc Carthy scores the resulting free. 1-1 to 0-4
19th Point for Clare as Fergal Lynch as he scores from his knees. 1-1 to 0-5
20th Point of the day from Kevin Downes, from the sideline on the left hand side. Superb score. 1-2 to 0-5
22nd Fergal Lynch booked for tackle on Seamus Hickey.
23rd Point from Fergal Lynch makes it 0-6 to 1-2 for Clare
27th 0-7 to 1-2 as O’Connell hits over a 65. Clare lead
28th Free to Limerick for chop. Mc Carthy takes the free from the 45. 1-3 to 0-7 now for Clare
30th Free to Clare, scored by Conor Ryan, after a shamozzle, 0-8 to 1-3. Limerick beginning to drift.
32nd GOAL for Limerick as Tobin strikes again. Hickey plays in long ball and Tobin looks to have gotten a touch. 2-3 to 0-8 for Limerick. Keeper threw the ball into his own net.
34th 2-4 to 0-8 now to Limerick as Downes flicks the ball skillfully over the bar
35th Downes is dragged to the ground by a hurley-less Clare full back. Downes has the upper hand here.
Free to Limerick. Clare’s FB Cooney booked. Mc Carthy tacks on the point. 2-5 to 0-8 now. ALmost half time.
37th Paul Browne tacks on a great point. Limerick lead 2-6 to 0-8.
HALF TIME
LIMERICK 2-6 CLARE 0-6.
36th GOAL for Clare,what a start for the Banner. 1-8 to 2-6. Honan scores it.
39th Score to Clare,Conlon from play. somewhat controversial 1-9 to 2-6
40th Make that 2-7 to 1-9 as Tobin gets the score from Limerick after the ball came off the post.
40 – 45th Nothing really moving for both sides. Hard fought second half in this heat will make for good championship preparation.
47th Point for Clare from Clancy makes it 1-10 to 2-7. They are level again.
48th Sean Tobin taken off after 2-1 scored.
49th Conlon scores again from play to make it 1-11 to 2-7 to Clare.
49th Mc Carthy score an over the shoulder point to make it 1-11 to 2-8
50th GOAL for Clare. Superb finish to make it 2-11 to 2-8. Mc Grath with the strike.
53rd Point from play from Honan. Worked hard to get it from the 21 yard line. 2-12 to 2-8.
55th GOAL from Limerick, 3-8 to 2-12. Hannon with the strike. Amazing goal
56th Score from Conlan. 2-13 to 3-8
59th Morey and Reale booked for the exchange of the by now traditional ‘welcome to the game shoulders’
60th Point from Dodge O’Grady makes it 2-13 to 3-9. Great score from the Granagh/Ballingarry man
62nd and 63rd. Poor wides from Moran and Tobin mean Limerick might just rue these misses.
66th Point from Paul Browne from the middle of the field makes it 2-13 to 3-10, they are level.
67th Goal from Kevin Downes, what a goal. Ran his man from the sideline and finished from the acutest of angles. 4-10 to 2-13
68th Point from Declan Hannon makes it 4-11 to 2-13 what a turnaround
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Limerick Team
1.Nickie Quaid (Effin), 2. Damien Reale (Hospital-Herbertstown), 3. Gavin OMahony, capt (Kilmallock), 4. Tom Condon (Knockaderry), 5. Wayne McNamara (Adare), 6. Seamus Hickey (Murroe-Boher), 7. David Breen (Na Piarsaigh), 8. Donal O’Grady (Granagh-Ballingarry), 9. Paul Browne (Bruff), 10. Declan Hannon (Adare), 11. Richie McCarthy (Blackrock), 12. James Ryan (Garryspillane), 13. Sean Tobin (Murroe-Boher), 14. Kevin Downes (Na Piarsaigh), 15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
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Subs:
Moran for S Tobin
P Tobin for R Mc Carthy
Moloney for Breen
