Lismore pile woe on Mount Sion

WITHOUT ever having to move into top gear, Lismore were always in control of this Waterford senior hurling championship group game at Fraher Field in Dungarvan yesterday and dismissed the challenge of Mount Sion far more decisively than a five-point winning margin might suggest.

Troubled times indeed for Mount Sion, and a second successive defeat leaves their championship aspirations hanging by a thread. By contrast Lismore are now safely through to the last eight and on this display could take a lot of beating.

Twice the sides exchanged points in the early sequences before Maurice Shanahan, younger brother of Dan, crashed home the game’s only goal on the quarter-hour to give Lismore a lead they would never again surrender. With the two Shanahans in top form the Mount Sion defence was under constant pressure and the winners were well worth their 1-8 to 0-6 half time lead.