Cats maul Tipp but Cummins stands tall
The Cats were ahead 0-10 to 0-3 at the break in this second-round NHL derby match at Semple Stadium, but it should have been 6-10 to 0-3, and would have been but for the phenomenal performance of the giant from Ardfinnan. Six times, each one in point-blank situations, Cummins denied Kilkenny. The quality of the saves became more breathtaking as the half went on.
A quick synopsis - 10th minute, penalty save from Richie Power; 13th minute, second penalty save, deflected for a 65, again from the rifle of Power; 26th minute, Power again, set up by the rampant Cha Fitzpatrick, powerful shot on the run from about 14m, saved; 30th minute, better again, superb reaction with a diving parry of a perfectly struck ground shot by corner-forward Eoin Reid, out for a 65; 32nd minute, best of them all, Fitzpatrick this time, set up with a terrific pass by centre-forward Derek Lyng, carried to whites-of-the-eye territory, but Cummins never blinked and again, incredibly, saved.
