Tipperary keep their hopes alive

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR Tipperary 2-8 Waterford 1-10: TIPPERARY SNATCHED a late goal in Dungarvan yesterday to…

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR Tipperary 2-8 Waterford 1-10:TIPPERARY SNATCHED a late goal in Dungarvan yesterday to keep their promotion hopes alive. They trailed 1-7 to 0-5 after 65 minutes, by which stage Waterford's Tony Grey had been sent off.

Barry Grogan pointed placed balls in the 67th and 70th minutes to reduce the deficit to 1-10 to 1-8 and in time added on Barry Grogan netted for victory.

Waterford's goal came after 43 minutes from Edmond Rocket before Kevin Mulryan replied for Tipperary.

TIPPERARY:P Fitzgerald; A Foley, M Peters, N Curran; C Maher, R Costigan, L Coskeran (0-1); E Hanrahan, K Mulryan (1-0); S Stapleton, N Fitzgerald (0-1), E Kearns; B Mulvihill, S Grogan, B Grogan (1-6). Subs: D Coughlan for S Grogan, B Jones for E Hanrahan, K McDonald for M Curran, C Dillon for S Stapleton, B Coen for Mulvihill.

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WATERFORD:S Enright; M O'Gorman, J Seaward, J Walsh; E Rocket (1-0), S Briggs, J Phelan; G Hurney, M Aherne (0-2); E Walsh (0-1), T Grey, P Hurney (0-1); S Cunningham, A Hubbard (0-2), C Power (0-2). Subs: L Lawlor (0-2) for S Cunningham, K O'Keeffe for E Walsh, M Ferncombe for A Hubbard.

Referee:P Sheehy (Kerry).