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Supporting Kilmoyley at Páirc Ui Sinn on Sunday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Mike O’Halloran on Kilmoyley’s win yesterday in the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final at Páirc Ui Rinn…
Kilmoyley 1-12
Dunhill 2-07
What a fantastic result for the Kilmoyley men.
They used all their resilience, power, skill and self belief to overcome the Waterford champions in a titanic struggle to the end.
Kilmoyley went to the first water break on level terms with Dunhill 1-01 0-04. The Dunhill goal came from their impressive corner forward Eamonn Murphy after he won the ball behind his man and blasted to the net.
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By halftime, Kilmoyley were ahead by two points 1-07 to 1-05, the Kilmoyley goal coming from a touch by their goal poacher supreme Maurice O’Connor just before halftime.
Supporting Kilmoyley at Páirc Ui Sinn on Sunday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
In fairness, Kilmoyley needed that goal as they were under pressure. By water break two Kilmoyley held the most slender of leads 1-10 2-06.
It was nip and tuck till the end with Dunhill driving long balls into the Kilmoyley square in the hope that their very dangerous full forward Shane Casey might bag another goal to add to his earlier one, but Kilmoyley stood firm and managed the tense ending in the way they can.
Supporting Kilmoyley at Páirc Ui Sinn on Sunday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Kilmoyley introduced Matthew Flaherty to curb the threat of Cillian Bonner and also introduced Robert Collins who used his power to settle things around the half forward line.
Scorer in chief Daniel Collins bagged 0-07, Maurice O’Connor stuck 1-03, Adrian Royle tapped over 0-01 and Tom Murnane added 0-01.
Supporting Kilmoyley at Páirc Ui Sinn on Sunday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Kilmoyley will be happy to get out of Cork with a win while not playing at their best. They can now face the final with Courcey Rovers in the confidence that they have room to improve. Courcey Rovers had a one point win over Mungret St Pauls 1-18 to 1-17 after extra time.
