McGarry leads St Mary’s rout to book deserved semi-final spot
Two early goals set Clonmel side on their way as they sweep aside Moyne Templetuohy in one-sided quarter-final
FBD Insurance Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Quarter-Final
St Mary’s 3-22
Moyne Templetuohy 0-12
St Mary’s blasted their way past a Moyne Templetuohy side that showed little or no resistance in the Premier Intermediate Hurling quarter-final at Boherlahan on Sunday afternoon.
This game was as good as over after seven minutes following a blistering start by the Clonmel side, with Peter McGarry finding the net in the second and sixth minutes.
Gearoid O’Connor eventually got the Mid side moving from a placed ball in the tenth minute when he landed a huge effort from his own 45-metre line. St Mary’s led by 2-5 to 0-2 at the end of the first quarter and pushed on to lead by ten at the break, with all six of Moyne’s points coming from O’Connor, five from placed balls and one from open play.
The second half was more of the same, with St Mary’s dictating proceedings, with limited resistance from a disappointing Moyne Templetuohy side. Of their twelve points in total, O’Connor accounted for eleven, with one from open play. Conor Bowe chipped in with the other.
The Clonmel side will be happy with their day in Boherlahan, with most of their players stepping up to the plate. Enda Dunphy was in excellent form, pulling off at least four top-drawer saves, especially one from Gearoid O’Connor in the eighteenth minute.
Overall, the Mary’s defence had the measure of their opponents, with Liam Ryan, Tadhg Sheehan and Seamus Kennedy leading by example. Tadhg Condon and Sammy Ryan shaded the midfield battle, but it was in attack where they were most lethal, with Cathal Deely, Harry Lawlor and Joe Higgins supplementing the work-rate of Peter McGarry, who finished with 2-8.
St Mary’s defended the village end and Tadhg Condon opened the scoring after ninety seconds, before Sean Kennedy played Peter McGarry through with a deft pass to fire past Paul Maher for goal number one. Seamus Kennedy, with a shot from midfield, put them five up before McGarry struck again after turning over a defender following a short puck-out. By the seventh minute, Mary’s had 2-3 on the board without reply.
Gearoid O’Connor, who had been off target earlier, landed a huge effort from back on his own 45-metre line in the tenth minute. The St Mary’s attack were getting quality ball from their defence and making the most of it.
Harry Lawlor rounded his marker and split the posts from the open side. Cormac Deegan drew a free which O’Connor converted from around midfield near the stand side.
At the start of the second quarter, St Mary’s hit three on the bounce, all from open play from Aaron Cagney, Harry Lawlor and Peter McGarry after being set up by Cathal Deely.
Moyne hit a purple patch, with Gearoid O’Connor bringing the best out of Enda Dunphy and Finn Jones following up, only for Dunphy to save again at the expense of a 65, which O’Connor converted.
He followed up with three further minors from different distances, two from placed balls and one from open play. St Mary’s finished in a flurry with points from Cathal Deely, Aaron Cagney and an Enda Dunphy effort from a free on his own 45, to leave the half-time score St Mary’s 2-10, Moyne Templetuohy 0-6.
Moyne introduced Pierce Meade and Tristian Kelly at the break in an effort to combat the Mary’s dominance, but the status quo remained. O’Connor put over his seventh minor in the opening minute, but St Mary’s replied in triplicate from Seamus Kennedy, Sammy Ryan and a Peter McGarry free. Gearoid O’Connor landed a free before laying off to Conor Bowe, who fired over on forty minutes.
St Mary’s again replied with three unanswered minors, from Tadhg Condon, Cathal Deely and McGarry again from a free. O’Connor hit three frees to bring the Moyne tally to 0-12, with nine minutes remaining.
St Mary’s played out the final minutes of this one-sided contest, scoring 1-6 without reply, with Ruairí Leahy coming off the bench to register 1-1 in those final minutes.
St. Mary's: Enda Dunphy (0-1f); Richie Gunne, Liam Ryan, Darragh O’Connor; Tadhg Sheehan, Seamus Kennedy (0-2), James Morris; Tadhg Condon (0-2), Sammy Ryan (0-1); Aaron Cagney (0-2), Peter McGarry (2-8, 0-6f), Sean Kennedy; Harry Lawlor (0-2), Cathal Deely (0-2), Joe Higgins.
Subs used: Josh Ryan for Aaron Cagney (40); Thomas Charles for Sammy Ryan (43); Ross Peters (0-1) for Sean Kennedy (48); Ruairí Leahy (1-1) for Harry Lawlor (51); Micheál Murphy for Cathal Deely (55).
Moyne Templetuohy: Paul Maher; Danny Moore, Shane Lowe, Paul Noonan; Kieran Larkin, Ciaran Lloyd, Éanna Guilfoyle; Padraig Gleeson, Ben Moore; Tom Meade, Conor Bowe (0-1), Cormac Deegan; Finn Jones, Gearóid O’Connor (0-11, 0-9f, 0-1 65), Ben Ryan.
Subs used: Pierce Meade for Paul Noonan (HT); Tristian Kelly for Ben Ryan (HT); Conor Campion for Tristian Kelly (55); Diarmuid Campion for Cormac Deegan (56).
Referee: Cian Ryan (Éire Óg Annacarty)