{"id":1532,"date":"2013-11-02T17:08:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2013-11-02T17:59:55","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T17:59:55","slug":"eire-og-lose-out-in-munster-minor-hurling-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/index.php\/eire-og-lose-out-in-munster-minor-hurling-final\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9ire \u00d3g lose out in Munster minor hurling final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u00c9ire \u00d3g minor hurlers lost to Limerick champions Doon in the final of the inaugural Munster Minor Hurling Championship at Dr Morris Park on Saturday afternoon.<\/strong>
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Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g – 2013 county minor A hurling champions.<\/center><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00c9ire \u00d3g lost to Limerick champions Doon (0-7 to 0-9) in the final of the inaugural Munster Minor Hurling Championship at Dr Morris Park on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Despite playing into the wind in the opening half of the final the Blues trailed by just three points (0-4 to 0-7) at the interval. Four minutes into the second half, however, a very disappointing refereeing decision saw \u00c9ire \u00d3g reduced to fourteen men when Aodh\u00e1n Geaney was shown a straight red card. Doon packed their defence thereafter and were ultimately crowned champions.<\/p>\n

The participating hurling clubs were: Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g (Tipperary champions), Causeway (Kerry), Doon (Limerick) and De La Salle (Waterford). Cork champions Blackrock and the Clare champions did not participate in the competition.<\/p>\n

First Round<\/strong>
\nIn the opening game \u00c9ire \u00d3g beat Waterford champions De La Salle 1-12 to 1-6. The Blues led 1-6 to 0-3 at the break with John Cahalan accounting for the \u00c9ire \u00d3g goal. Nenagh conceded a three-pointer in the opening minute of the second half, but were always comfortable thereafter.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g v De La Salle:<\/strong> Brian Gubbins, Conor Ryan, Michael Collins, Brian Flynn, Aodh\u00e1n Geaney, Barry Heffernan, Jack Molamphy, Christopher Ryan, Andrew Coffey (0-3), Killian Gleeson (captain, 0-1), Donnacha Quinn (0-4, 0-1 frees, 0-1 \u201865), John Cahalan (1-4), James Mackey, Gary Howard, Anthony Walsh. Subs: Luke Kennedy for Anthony Walsh, Aidan Healy for James Mackey, Ois\u00edn Ryan for Conor Ryan, Gavin O\u2019Connor for John Cahalan, Jack Sheedy for Gary Howard.<\/p>\n

Semi-Final<\/strong>
\nIn the semi-final \u00c9ire \u00d3g took on Kerry champions Causeway and won thanks to a 2-10 to 1-3 scoreline. The Blues led this encounter 1-4 to 0-2 at the break.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g v Causeway:<\/strong> Brian Gubbins, Gavin O\u2019Connor, Michael Collins, Brian Flynn, Aodh\u00e1n Geaney, Barry Heffernan, Jack Molamphy, James Mackey, Andrew Coffey (0-1), Killian Gleeson (captain, 0-3), Donnacha Quinn (1-3, 0-2 frees), John Cahalan, Christopher Ryan, Gary Howard (0-2), Anthony Walsh (1-0). Subs: Ois\u00edn Ryan for Jack Molamphy, Luke Kennedy for Barry Heffernan, Aidan Healy (0-1) for Christopher Ryan, Jack Sheedy for Anthony Walsh, Michael Hallinan for Michael Collins, Brian Tuite for Killian Gleeson, Christopher Ryan for James Mackey, Anthony Walsh for Donnacha Quinn.<\/p>\n

Final<\/strong>
\nIn the final Doon started with the breeze and took a three points to no-score lead inside the opening six minutes before a Donnacha Quinn free got \u00c9ire \u00d3g off the mark. Doon added two further scores to edge four points clear (0-5 to 0-1) before a Donnacha Quinn free in the 14th minute cut the deficit to three.<\/p>\n

Doon then converted a \u201965, but points from Donnacha Quinn (free) and Andrew Coffey reduced the Doon advantage to a manageable two points (0-4 to 0-6). Doon did edge three points clear just before the break, but considering the breeze \u00c9ire \u00d3g enjoyed a good opportunity to over-turn that 0-4 to 0-7 interval deficit.<\/p>\n

A Donnacha Quinn free three minutes into the second half left two between them before Aodh\u00e1n Geaney was shown a straight red card – a very disappointing decision by the referee. Doon elected to pack their defence thereafter and managed to restrict \u00c9ire \u00d3g to just two further points from placed balls.<\/p>\n

Nenagh \u00c9ire \u00d3g v Doon:<\/strong> Brian Gubbins, Gavin O\u2019Connor, Michael Collins, Brian Flynn, Aodh\u00e1n Geaney, Barry Heffernan, Jack Molamphy, Conor Ryan, James Mackey, Andrew Coffey (0-1), John Cahalan, Donnacha Quinn (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 \u201865), Killian Gleeson, Gary Howard, Anthony Walsh. Subs: Christopher Ryan for Anthony Walsh, Ois\u00edn Ryan for John Cahalan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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