Waterford senior football: Shanahan at the double as Lismore reach semis

Lismore 2-12, Tallow l-8

While Lismore were buoyed by their two county stars, in stark contrast, Tallow seemed to freeze on the big stage and despite the best efforts of James Murray to drive them on from midfield the team’s overall display simply wasn’t good enough.

The game had an explosive start with Tallow centre back David O’Brien yellow-carded inside 10 seconds for a challenge on Bennett. Things settled thereafter however, but the obvious tension didn’t help in terms of the quality of the hurling and overall the game was a disappointment for the big attendance.