Ryan’s late late rescue mission for Drom

The clash of the champions in the Mid Tipperary senior hurling championship semi-final ended in stalemate at Templetuohy yesterday as county champions Drom-Inch, courtesy of a pointed free by Johnny Ryan with the last puck of extra-time, forced a 2-21 each draw with Loughmore-Castleiney, the divisional champions, in a thrilling contest.

It was Drom-Inch’s second time to cheat defeat in the game, as county star Seamus Callanan pointed a free for them in the 62nd minute to send the contest into extra-time.

A second-minute Cian Hennessy goal put Loughmore-Castleiney in the driving seat against the breeze and it took Drom-Inch 23 minutes before they went ahead after Seamus Butler goaled. Drom were in full flight and Seamus Callanan hit their second goal in injury time for a half-time lead of 2-11 to 1-6, a scoreline that did little justice to the Loughmore effort.