Munster IHC/ Corl 1-21 Limerick 1-10: Cork kept one hand on their Munster and All-Ireland intermediate hurling championship titles with an 11-point win over Limerick, in their provincial semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds, yesterday.
Ahead 1-2 to 0-2, thanks to a Darren Dineen goal, Cork never looked back and despite a Limerick reply on 20 minutes from Dave Clancy, it was the Leesiders who led 1-10 to 1-5 at the break.
After the interval Cork simply slipped into a higher gear and a string of scores from all positions ensured the win.
CORK: A Nash; J Crowley, L Hayes, R Mccarthy, B Walsh, D McSweeney, D Fitzgerald (0-3); T Healy (0-1), J Olden (0-2); E Conway (0-1), D Dineen (1-5), P McGrath (0-2), S Dineen (0-2), R Doherty (0-4), S Hayes (0-1). Subs: B O'Driscoll for McSweeney, M Walsh for S Dineen, R Butler for Hayes, B Johnson for O'Doherty.
LIMERICK: D Bulfin; D Moynihan, E Sheehan, P Reale, G O'Leary, R Murphy, P. Kennedy; T. McLoughlin (0-1), P Neenan (0-3); K Cregan, J Lynch (0-1), M Clancy, A O'Connor, P Heffernan (0-4), N Curtin. Subs: D Clancy (1-1) for Curtin, L Murphy for Moynihan, R Fitzgerald for Lynch.
Referee: G Hoey (Clare)
