Minors suffer second defeat

THE Limerick minor footballers have crashed out of the Munster championship losing 0-6 to 0-9 against Waterford in Dungarvan last night.
The teenagers lost to Cork last week, 2-12 to 1-6 in Pairc Ui Chaoimh in round one, and last night failed to Waterford in the backdoor route.
The John Colbert-managed side were left to rue a poor opening period when they trailed 0-4 to no score after 12 minutes.
A wides tally of 12 also hindered Limerick’s progress - The Decies had five wides.
Limerick played with the aid of the wind in the first 30 minutes, but led by cousins Barry and Michael O’Halloran, the home side had four points on the board before Limerick opened their account. Cormac Behan and Jake Mulcahy cut the deficit, but Waterford maintained their advantage into the half time break. The half time scoreboard read 0-5 to 0-2 in favour of the home side in Fraher Field. Two quick frees on the resumption stretched their lead. Limerick reorganised and the move of Mountcollins’ Thomas McCarthy from full-back to midfield was particularly effective. Kilmallock’s Mulcahy and Thomas Quilligan of Newcastle West added further Limerick points, but Waterford maintained a healthy lead.
Waterford: K Williams; C Buckley, R Cahill, S O’Connor; B Nolan, C Faherty, S Lynn; M O’Halloran, S Crotty; S Lawless, B O’Halloran, S Nolan; I Galgaly, P Whyte, K Guiry. Subs: J Power for S Nolan, J Curran for Guiry, G Murphy for Curran.
Limerick: J O’Donoghue; A Morrissey, T McCarthy, S Nicholas; P Martin, A O’Sullivan, P Quinn; J Walsh, M Cussen; C Behan, J Kelly, J Mulcahy; T Quilligan, D Bonfil, P Donna (capt). Subs: J Lee for Donna, J Fitzgerald for Walsh, M Ranahan for Cussen, P O’Sullivan for Nicholas, R Egan for Mulcahy.

Jerome O'Connell