UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK 1-13 LIMERICK 1T 2-16
Davy Fitzgerald's Limerick IT side stunned pre-match favourites and city rivals University of Limerick on their own patch in yesterday's Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final.
Clare's 2013 Hurler of the year Tony Kelly hit 1-10 for LIT, who were rated as 6-1 outsiders before throw-in.
Out-thought
Rated as 1/10 favourites, UL were out-thought by last year's All-Ireland winning boss Fitzgerald, but a power-packed LIT outfit did lose Seánie O'Brien to a red card that looks set to rule him out of finals weekend.
LIT led 0-10 to 0-6 at half-time but 1-1 from UL after the restart, including a goal from Tipperary's Jason Forde, hauled the home side back on level terms.
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LIT hit back to regain a firm grip on the game and goals from Kelly and Philip Ivors set up a semi-final against Waterford ITup at Queen's University .
Delighted
A delighted Fitzgerald was savouring the victory afterwards:
"That was as big as anything I have ever done because we weren't given a snowball's chance but I love them odds anyway."
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
: S Hassett; P Flanagan, J Sheehan, J Browne; T Ryan, D Morrissey, C Ryan; B Maher,
P Walsh (0-2)
;
C Malone (0-1), P Collins (0-1)
, B Stapleton;
J Forde (1-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline)
, J Glynn,
T Heffernan (0-2). Subs:
S Morey for Maher (28 mins),
T O'Brien (0-1, free)
for Stapleton (44), M Carmody for Sheehan (51 ).
LIMERICK IT
: A Murphy; S O'Gorman, M Minehan, C Nolan;
P Flaherty (0-1)
, E Boyce, A Dempsey; B O'Connell,
T Kelly (1-10, 0-5 frees, one 65
); S O'Brien,
P Ivors (1-3),
P Begley;
M Gennery (0-2)
, C McInerney, J Shanahan.
Subs:
S McGrath for Gennery (44 mins ), O Hickey for Ivors (60 mins).
Referee
: D Kirwan (Cork).