Fourteen-men Corofin defy odds to seal final spot

Corofin (Galway) 1-6 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-6: Liam Silke’s 59th minute goal sealed a gutsy All-Ireland semi-final win for Corofin in Tullamore having been down to 14 men for 64 minutes.

Fourteen-men Corofin defy odds to seal final spot
Sat, 17 Feb, 2018 - 15:39

By John FogartyCorofin (Galway) 1-6 Moorefield (Kildare) 0-6: Liam Silke’s 59th minute goal sealed a gutsy All-Ireland semi-final win for Corofin in Tullamore having been down to 14 men for 64 minutes.

Silke, who along with Kieran Molloy missed today’s UCD-NUIG Sigerson Cup final because of this game, was found by Ian Burke who had fielded well to hand-pass into the path of his on-running team-mate.

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CourtsGaaHeathrowPlace: KildarePlace: TullamorePlace: GalwayPlace: MoorefieldPlace: TipperaryPerson: Liam SilkePerson: John FogartyCorofinPerson: SilkePerson: Kieran MolloyPerson: Ian BurkePerson: Martin FarragherPerson: Liam HealyPerson: Cian O’ConnorPerson: Gary SicePerson: Michael FarragherPerson: CorofinPerson: Derek O’MahoneyPerson: HealyPerson: FarragherPerson: MoorefieldPerson: Micheál LundyPerson: G. SicePerson: L. SilkePerson: J. LeonardPerson: I. BurkePerson: R. SteedePerson: E. O’ConnorPerson: D. WhytePerson: A. MullinsPerson: J. MurrayPerson: C. O’ConnorPerson: B. PowerPerson: K. FitzgeraldPerson: C. SilkePerson: K. MolloyPerson: D. WallPerson: D. BurkePerson: M. LundyPerson: SicePerson: C. BradyPerson: M. FarragherPerson: B. O’DonovanPerson: C. CunninghamPerson: D. McHughPerson: D. SilkePerson: T. KinsellaPerson: L. CallaghanPerson: L. HealyPerson: M. DempseyPerson: K. MurnaghanPerson: S. HealyPerson: R. SweeneyPerson: A. MastersonPerson: A. DurneyPerson: N. Hurley-LynchPerson: E. HeaveyPerson: A. TyrrellPerson: I. MeehanPerson: M. MurrayPerson: A. SweeneyPerson: D. O’MahoneyEvent: All-IrelandEvent: -NUIG Sigerson Cup finalOrganisation: CorofinOrganisation: UCDOrganisation: Moorefield
<p>Kilruane MacDonaghs defeated Kiladangan in the 2022 Tipperary SHC final after a replay. The two sides meet in a preliminary quarter-final this year. Pic: Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile</p>

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