Four-goal Ballygunner avenge Munster final heartbreak against Sarsfields

Second-half goals from Patrick Fitzgerald and Kevin Mahony killed off a Sarsfields fightback as Ballygunner powered through a feisty, card-strewn Munster semi-final.

Dessie Hutchinson scored two goals inside 12 minutes for Ballygunner against Sarsfields. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster Club SHC semi-final: Ballygunner (Waterford) 4-18 Sarsfields (Cork) 2-17 

Early second-half goals by Patrick Fitzgerald and Kevin Mahony quelled a spirited Sarsfields fightback as Ballygunner avenged last year’s Munster final loss.