Tipperary SFC: Loughmore-Castleiney hang on to keep double dreams alive

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Sun, 24 Oct, 2021 - 19:29

Michael Dundon

Loughmore-Castleiney hung on for a 0-9 to 1-5 win over Kilsheelan-Kilcash in the Tipperary senior football quarter-final at Cashel, thus keeping their hopes of a county senior hurling and football double alive.

Noel McGrath was not in the Loughmore starting lineup (he came on in the second half) as they raced into a 0-5 to 0-1 lead by the first water break. A Paul Maher goal after 23 minutes got a sluggish Kilsheelan moving but at half-time Loughmore, now down to 14 men with the red-carding of Aidan McGrath, led 0-8 to 1-3. The second half was a dour struggle with Loughmore missing chances to put the game to bed. Kilsheelan were a point adrift going into injury-time when Evan Comerford’s free to level things drifted wide.