Grogan points the way for Aherlow

BARRY GROGAN scored ten points as last year’s runners-up Aherlow booked their place in this year’s Tipperary SFC final on November 7.

Grogan’s haul included seven frees and the west divisional champions held on for a gritty win after county team-mate Ciaran McDonald was sent off for a second bookable offence seven minutes from time.

At half-time, the sides were level at 1-3 to 0-6 as Cahir hit 1-1 within a minute before the break, the goal scored by Dean Lonergan, after they had gone 29 minutes without a score.

Scorers for Aherlow: B Grogan 0-10 (7f), C McDonald & L Coskeran 0-1 each.

Scorers for Cahir: B Hickey 0-7 (4f, 1 ‘45), D Lonergan 1-0.

AHERLOW: B Moroney; M O’Brien, J Hennessy, M Hanley; S Mullins, C McDonald, C Dillon; S Grogan, S Moloney; L Coskeran, D Peters, B O’Brien; C O’Shea, B Grogan, C McDonald.

Subs: T Hanley for O’Brien (45), T Fahey for C O’Shea (58), D O’Shea for M O’Brien (60+3).

CAHIR: B Enright; G Hally, P Frazer, P Hyland; P O’Flaherty, R Costigan, G Berry; L O’Gorman, M Tarrant; D Lonergan, T O’Gorman, C Crowe; R Peters, B Hickey, P McEvoy.

Subs: J McGrath for Crowe (36), E Flannery for McEvoy (36), N O’Gorman for Berry (54), A Wall for T O’Gorman (57), J Swords for L O’Gorman (59).

Referee: K O’Brien (Kilsheelan).