Tipperary 2-12 London 1-18:Tipperary manager Peter Creedon insisted his side can still achieve promotion from Division Four following yesterday's win over London at a cold Semple Stadium.
Creedon has challenged his players to win their remaining four matches as they target a return to Division Three.
Tipp face an uphill battle but Creedon remains optimistic. He said: “If we can go down and get a good performance against Clare (next weekend), anything can happen. Wicklow lost the first two games last year and got promoted.”
Tipp led by 1-6 to 0-3 at half-time, with Conor Sweeney netting in the 29th minute. George Hannigan added a second late goal for Tipp after Padraig McGoldrick had given London hope when he converted a 69th minute penalty.
TIPPERARY:P Fitzgerald; J Coghlan, P Codd, A Morrissey; D Leahy, C McDonald, A Campbell; G Hannigan (1-1), P Acheson (0-2); B Fox (0-1), B Jones, A Matassa; A Maloney (0-2, frees), B Grogan (0-3, 0-1 free, 0-1 45), C Sweeney (1-1). Subs: H Coghlan (0-1) for Campbell (half-time), D Lowry (0-1) for Jones (51 mins), L Egan for Maloney (64 mins), D Lynch for Matassa (70 mins). LONDON: E Byrne; S Curran, K Lynam, D McGreevy; S Hannon, G Carr, D Ryan; J Monaghan, M Carroll; G Crowley (0-1), L Colfer (0-4, 0-2 frees), C McAllion; P McGoldrick 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), P Atkinson, M Gottsche. Subs: E Finnegan for Monaghan (31 mins), P Finn for Carroll (inj, 32 mins), A McTigue for Atkinson (38 mins), E McConville for Ryan (38 mins), M Cahalane for Carr (66 mins). Referee: M Meade (Limerick).
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