Lynch leads Limerick

Limerick 0-16 Cork 1-12LIMERICK MANAGED to hang on for a thrilling win over Cork in a high-quality quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday evening.

A point in the fourth and final minute of injury-time by substitute Liam O’Sullivan decided the contest after Cork had hit back in a hectic closing spell.

Limerick can thank Ronan Lynch for their success, because he accounted for 0-11, including a spectacular point from a sideline cut to leave his side 0-14 to 0-9 in the lead entering the closing quarter.

Cork substitutes James O’Brien, with two points, and Anthony Spillane, with a goal four minutes from the end of regulation time, restored parity until O’Sullivan’s winner.

LIMERICK: D Stapleton; S Irwin, R English, J Carrig; D Byrnes, B O'Connell, E Fitzgerald; B Finn (0-1), K Cleary; R Lynch (0-11, eight frees, one 65, one sideline), D Condron, E O'Farrell; K O'Brien (0-1), B Griffin (0-1 from a free), C Lynch (0-1). Subs: D Donovan for Fitzgerald (half-time), A la Touche-Cosgrave for O'Farrell (36 mins), D Dee for Cleary (38 mins), P Ryan for Griffin (53 mins), L O'Sullivan (0-1) for O'Brien (57 mins).

CORK: P Collins; S Murphy, captain, K O'Connor, A Dennehy; K McIntyre, M Cahalane, P Fitzgerald; T Twomey, B O'Connell (0-1); J Cashman (0-1), D Cahill (0-3, one 65), K O'Neill; A Sheehan, R Cahalane, P O'Callaghan (0-5, three frees). Subs: D Mangan for Twomey, J O'Brien (0-2) for R Cahalane ( both half-time), J McCarthy for Murphy (42 mins), A Spillane (1-0) for Sheehan (47 mins), T Horgan for Cashman (61 mins).

Referee: D Fox (Clare).