The final of the minor hurling All-Ireland ended in dramatic fashion as Tipperary beat Offaly with a late, late goal.
55mins A disgraceful finish to Damien Corbett's final as he gets sent off for flinging his hurl and hitting Robinson on the side of the head as he went through on goal. McCarthy then adds a free for Tipp and there is just a goal in it now. Paddy Phelan with the lobbed free and Paddy McCormack arrived one-handed to work the ball home from just a few yards out.
Tipperary are All-Ireland minor hurling champions after an incredible game ended in utterly incredible fashion in Nowlan Park. Paddy McCormack's name will now ...
The scoring may be low enough by the general standards in hurling these days, but this has been a ferocious battle with both sides fighting like terriers for every little scrap of possession. What a half of hurling! Damien Corbett being spoken to for throwing the hurl at an Offaly player.. Screeney fires over the resulting free. Tipperary have just struck a close range free wide. Tipperary have epitomised smash and grab here.
A last gasp Paddy McCormack goal saw fourteen man Tipperary snatch victory over Offaly in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final on Sunday.
Offaly: Liam Hoare (Carrig & Riverstown); Caelum Larkin (Carrig & Riverstown); James Mahon (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Ruairi Kelly (Lusmagh); Ter Guinan (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Brecon Kavanagh (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Donal Shirley (Tubber); Niall Furlong (Tullamore), Cillian Martin (Tullamore); Leigh Kavanagh (St Rynagh’s), Dan Ravenhill (Durrow), Conor Doyle (Clara); Daniel Hand (Kilcormac/Killoughey), Shane Rigney (St Rynagh’s), Adam Screeney (Kilcormac/Killoughey). Subs: Darragh McCarthy (Toomevara) for Martin (HT); Senan Butler (Kilsheelan/Kilcash) for Delaney (46); Sam Rowan (Mullinahone) for Foley (55); Jamie Ormond (JK Brackens) for O’Callaghan (58); Paddy Phelan (Upperchurch/Drombane) for Sheehan (58). TEAMS – Tipperary: Eoin Horgan (Knockavilla Kickhams); Jack Quinlan (Fethard), Aaron O’Halloran (Carrick Swan), Chris O’Donnell (Ballylooby/Castlegrace); Sam O’Farrell (Nenagh Eire Og, Capt), Tadhg Sheehan (St Mary’s), Jack O’Callaghan (Portroe); Ciaran Foley (Borrisokane), Adam Daly (Knockavilla Kickhams); Joe Egan (Moycarkey/Borris), Conor Martin (Cappawhite), Cathal English (Fr. Sheehys); Damien Corbett (Gortnahoe/Glengoole), Tom Delaney (Cahir), Paddy McCormack (Borris-Ileigh).
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Sisters, from left, 10-year-old Kate, 9-year-old Lucy and 5-year-old Sarah Cunningham from Roscrea before the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor hurling final at UPMC Nowlan Park. Picture: Sportsfile Sisters, from left, 10-year-old Kate, 9-year-old Lucy and 5-year-old Sarah Cunningham from Roscrea before the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor hurling final at UPMC Nowlan Park. Picture: Sportsfile Local News
TIPPERARY CLAIMED A dramatic All-Ireland minor hurling final win as Paddy McCormack's late goal broke Offaly hearts in Nowlan Park today.
Tipperary have claimed the All-Ireland minor Hurling title against Offaly, in one of the most dramatic endings to a final that Nowlan Park....
He added: “It’s definitely the biggest crowd that I have ever player in front of, and the atmosphere was electric. We did it against Clare in the Munster final. “It wasn’t great all game [for me],” he explained. We have great heart and determination. “It was the best feeling ever.” “I missed a goal and I put a few wide, but I stuck in there and got a flick in the end, and thankfully it went in.
Tipperary: Damien Corbett 0-6 (4f and 1 '65'), Paddy McCormack 1-1, Ciaran Foley (1f) and Adam Daly 0-2 each, Aaron O'Halloran, Sam O'Farrell, Jack O'Callaghan, ...
The future is a lot brighter for Offaly hurling than it had been and one very unlucky defeat doesn't change this. In a fantastic spell of unrelenting pressure and composed hurling, Conor Doyle had levelled it at 0-7 each, Adam Screeney fired over two wonderful points, displaying breathtaking skil and Daniel Hand, super in the first half, floated over his third point. That was Adam Screeney who had a super game for Offaly, displaying audacious skill, real pace and imagination and scoring six points, three from play. And Tipp's last free should have been a free out for Offaly first as Niall Furlong was fouled while grabbing the ball. It was a real blood and thunder encounter and it made for tremendous viewing. Adam Screeney tapped over the free to put Offaly 1-15 to 0-12 ahead and at that stage, it was impossible to envisage that Offaly would lose. And they made it count on the scoreboard in the closing five minutes of the half. There was no time for Offaly to respond and a jubilant Tipp knew they had got out of jail. They had eight first half wides and at least a handful of those could have been points. Displaying a quite incredible work ethic all over the field, they led by 1-10 to 0-7 at half time and could have been further ahead. Instead, it went badly wrong in the four minutes of injury time as Tipp threw the kitchen sink at them and Offaly were out on their feet all over the field. There were a few factors in Offaly losing the way.