UCC 1-12 GMIT 1-10

UCC RECOVERED from the concession of a goal by GMIT’s Conor O’Donnell to pick up their second win of the Fitzgibbon Cup in Carnmore, Galway, yesterday and book a home quarter-final. It took two late points from Tipperary senior Shane Bourke and Waterford senior Patrick Mahony to push the Cork side to the win as a determined GMIT were unlucky to lose.

GMIT, with Limerick’s Wayne McNamara in superb form at midfield, led by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break, but UCC cruised ahead when Stephen Moylan made the most of some sloppy defending to crash a ground stroke past Joe Keane.

With a bitter gale in their faces, GMIT set about retaking the lead and a free from Jimmy Gelston and O’Donnell’s goal in the 42nd minute gave them a deserved advantage. But Bourke, Mahony and Dan McCormack upped their game and all landed good points, which sees UCC top their group and qualify for the quarter-finals.

GMIT: J Keane (Galway); G O'Halloran (Galway), D Maher (Tipperary), B Mulrooney (Offaly); C Forde (Galway), G Mahon (Galway), S Coughlan (Offaly); K Waters (Offaly), W McNamara (Limerick, 0-1); J Gelston (Galway, 0-6, 5f), A Lynch (Clare, 0-1), C O'Donnell (Clare, 1-1); J Liddy (Clare), C O'Brien (Galway), N Mannion (Galway, 0-1). Subs: C Cannon (Galway) for O'Brien (38 mins); J Hanrahan (Galway) for Waters (54 mins).

UCC:D McCarthy (Cork); S Maher (Tipperary), J O'Callaghan (Cork), K Murphy (Cork); J Barry (Tipperary), D Fives (Waterford), W Egan (Cork); S Corry (Cork), B Murray (Cork); B Hartnett (Cork), D McCormack (Tipperary, 0-2), P Mahony (Waterford, 0-3, two frees); S Bourke (Tipperary, 0-3), S Moylan (Cork, 1-0), W Griffin (Limerick, 0-4, 3f). Subs: P O'Mahoney for Maher (50 mins); E O'Sullivan (Cork) for Griffin (52 mins).

Referee:A Stapleton (Laois).