LIT edge out UCC to set up all-Limerick final showdown
Their place in this afternoon’s final was secured after a fierce battle with 2009 champions UCC. LIT’s performance in the first-half was critical in shaping their victory. They led 0-11 to 0-6 at the interval and that advantage was largely generated by the five successive points they slung over between the 24th and 28th minutes.
LIT’s nimble attackers Stephen Lambert and Donie Reale showed an eye for a score from the start as they profited from perceptive passes. Another fine score from Reale pushed LIT into a 0-4 to 0-3 advantage and the likes of Paul Browne and Paudie O’Brien were hoovering up possession in the middle third. At full-forward Sean Tobin was the perfect focal point for their attacks with his clever movement and his hand was a magnet for deliveries. LIT’s lead could have been further embellished when Bernard Gaffney unleashed a stinging shot in the 15th minute but Darren McCarthy made a fine block.
