Croom get their just reward

Croom 3-10 Murroe-Boher 1-8

The first half was a very tight affair at one stage though. Murroe-Boher looked in control when they led 0-5 to 0-1 with points from Kevin Tobin and Pat McNamara but a Martin Lenihan goal brought Croom very much back into it and they finished on level terms, 1-3 to 0-6, at the break.

Both sides exchanged early second half points but Hugh Flavin found the net in 34 minutes to give the south Limerick side advantage and Murroe knew they had a battle when they trailed 2-5 to 0-7 after 44 minutes.

Croom, who had been involved in two play-off matches in the past fortnight, were the fresher team in the closing stages and consolidated their position with a 50th minute goal from Lenihan. The game was almost over when full back Brian Nolan had the losers green flag.

Scorers: Croom; M. Lenihan 2-0, H. Flavin 1-1, P. Lawlor, T. Carmody, P. Cregan, J. Carroll 0-2 each, B. Crofton 0-1. Murroe-Boher; K. Tobin 0-2, B. Nolan 1-0, P. McNamara 0-2, C. Brouder, P. Laffin, O. O’Neill, T. O’Brien 0-1 each.

CROOM: J. Cahill, P. Reidy, M. Riordan, M. Cahill, P. Cahill, S. Lucy, S. Lawlor, P. Lawlor, N. Riordan, T. Carmody, H. Flavin, P. Cregan, M. Lenihan, A. McNamara, S. Cahill. Sub. J. Carroll for S. Cahill, B. Crofton for McNamara.

MURROE-BOHER: W. Tobin, M. Kett, B. Nolan, P. O’Connor, C. Brouder, J. O’Connor, W. Walsh, J. Butler, D. Kett, K. Tobin, P. Laffan, P. McNamara, P. Tobin, O. O’Neill, T. O’Brien.

Referee: M. Mann (Ballybrown).