UL finish with a flourish to almost guarantee top spot

University of Limerick 1-24 GMIT 1-11: Brian Lohan’s UL are now in pole position to top Fitzgibbon Cup Group B after an unanswered 1-9 in the last 11 minutes finally saw them pull clear of GMIT in Limerick yesterday.

The spirited Galway side, guided by Tadhg Haran and Jason Flynn, looked like causing a major shock when Flynn hit the top corner with 11 minutes remaining. However, UL’s response was clinical and with Tony Kelly and Jason Forde running the show at midfield the scores began to flow. Substitute PJ Scully rattled off a quick-fire 1-1 in the last minute as UL set up an appetising group decider with UCC next week.

Barring a major collapse against their Cork rivals, UL should reach the quarter-finals, but Lohan was reluctant to look any further than that game when goal setting.