REPORT: Limerick make it back to back Munster Minor titles

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DIARMUID Mullinsโ€™ Limerick side made it back to back Munster minor titles as they beat Tipperary 2-22 to 0-25 after extra time in the LIT Gaelic Grounds today.

Jack Leamy opened the scoring with a free inside 10 seconds with Sean Kenneally doubling the lead in the fifth minute.

Learyโ€™s second free pushed Tipp three clear before Shane Oโ€™Brien opened Limerickโ€™s account after 7 minutes.

Peter MCGarry got a great score to further Tippโ€™s lead but two on the bounce from a Liam Lynch free and a second for Oโ€™Brien brought Limerick to within one after 10.

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That would be the final score before the water break with Tipp leading 0-4 to 0-3.

Limerick hit the ground running after the restart as John Kirby and Oโ€™Brien gave them the lead.

Then Patrick Oโ€™Donovan expertly finished to the net to push Limerick 1-5 to 0-4 ahead after 17.

Tony Cahill stopped the run of Limerick scores before Lynch replied with a free.

Jack Leamy brought it back to three with a free with David Fogarty further reducing the deficit.

Adam English would get on the scoresheet after 28 with Lynch adding a free shortly after.

Kenneallyโ€™s second was then cancelled out by a Lynch free.

A Leamy free and a 65โ€™ from MCGarry would leave it 1-9 to 0-10 in Limerickโ€™s favour at half time.

Cahill brought it back to one with the first score of the second half but Lynch was on hand with a free again.

The sides would exchange the next four scores with Lynch bagging a pair of frees.

Three in a row prior to the final water break would give Tipp a slender 0-16 to 1-12 lead.

Luke Shanahan gave Tipp a two point lead with 10 to play before English replied with his second of the afternoon.

Leamy gave Tipp a two point lead with 5 to play from a free.

Substitute Eoin Harmon would grab Limerickโ€™s second goal with his first touch from play in the 57th minute as they moved one in front.

Leamy levelled but Patrick Oโ€™Donovan pulled Limerick ahead once more.

Kenny Lee would have the final say as his score brought proceedings to extra time.

Shane Oโ€™Brien drew first blood in ET before English followed with a sublime score.

Lynch made it a three point game with a free on 65 minutes before English extended the advantage.

Leamy would reply for Tipp but Lynch was on hand with a pair of long range frees to pull Limerick five ahead.

Shanahan got his second from wing back but Tipp but Englishโ€™s 5th gave the Shannonsiders a 2-21 to 0-22 lead at the half.

Immediately after the restart, Tipp would hit the post but scored a point from the resulting 65โ€™.

It would be six more minutes for the next score but it would come from Limerick sub Josh Keating.

McGarry replied with his third 65โ€™ and Leamy made it a three point game in injury time.

But Limerick would hold fire to retain their crown.

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