Nenagh Éire Óg progressed to the third round of the Clean Ireland Recycling County Senior Hurling Challenge Cup thanks to a 3-27 to 0-10 win over Ballina at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Sunday.
Clean Ireland Recycling County
Senior Hurling Challenge Cup
Nenagh Éire Óg 3-27
Ballina 0-10
The sides traded points during the opening five minutes before nine points without reply helped Éire Óg into a 0-11 to 0-2 lead. Playing with the aid of the wind Ballina steadied themselves late in the half before an Andrew Coffey goal in the 28th minute forced the home side into a 1-15 to 0-6 interval advantage. A Donnacha Quinn goal in the 47th minute left 16 points in it (2-19 to 0-9) while Éire Óg’s third three-pointer arrived courtesy of Pearse Morris in the 58th.
Nenagh Éire Óg: Michael McNamara, Mark Flannery, Billy Heffernan, John Brennan, Daire Quinn (0-1), Hugh Maloney, Barry Heffernan (0-1), Alan Kelly, Andrew Coffey (1-2), Donnacha Quinn (1-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65), Tommy Heffernan (0-8), Killian Gleeson (0-4, 0-1 sideline), James Mackey, Pearse Morris (1-2), Mark Tuite. Subs: (15th) Kevin Tucker (0-1) for Mark Tuite, (HT) Kevin Flynn for Michael McNamara, (38th) David Hickey (0-1) for James Mackey, (44th) John Cahalan for Alan Kelly, (53rd) Bob O’Brien for Donnacha Quinn.
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