Coláiste na nDéise 1-13 St Flannan's 1-12: DESPITE PLAYING the entire game with 14 men, Coláiste na nDéise Thiar edged out the hurling bluebloods from Ennis.
Centrefielder Kieran Power was shown a straight red card by ref John O’Brien before the sliotar was thrown in, after an incident involving ’Flannan’s Martin O’Leary. But a 10-point haul from placed balls by Cathal Curran laid the bedrock for the Déise victory, while centre forward Michael Hurney bagged 1-1 from play.
His goal helped the Déise to a 1-7 to 0-7 interval lead. Stephen Ward’s second-half goal for St Flannan’s set up a tense finish but the west Waterford lads held on to book a semi-final place.
COLAISTE NA nDÉISE THIAR: E Kearns; S O’Donovan, T Tobin, T Burke; E Collins, T Devine, K Sheehan; K Power, C Dunford; C Curran (0-10, nine frees, one 65), M Hurney (1-1), R Donnelly; M Kiely (0-1), K Daly, P Curran (0-1). Sub: B Looby for C Dunford.
ST FLANNAN’S COLLEGE: E Quilligan; D Conroy, J Brown, S Kelleher; G Ryan, T Kelly (0-5, four frees), A McGuane; C Cleary (0-1, free), M O’Leary (0-1); P Duggan (0-3, two frees, one sl), M McGuane, S Ward (1-0); B Duggan, S O’Donnell (0-1), D Reidy (0-1).
Referee: J O’Brien (Cork).
