After over 250 minutes of hard fought hurling we finally got a result as Limerick saw off Tipperary with 3 late points in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday on a scoreline of 0-22 to 2-13. A wet day made conditions tough but the players again served up a gripping encounter. This time it was Limerick who took the initiative and Tipperary who had to fight back with the help of timely goals. A late Seamus Butler point forced extra time with the scores at 1-12 to 0-15 but Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Ollie Moran and Niall Moran were all on target at the end of the second period of extra time to clinch the win.

Limerick fans invaded the pitch prematurely at the end with 1 minute still left and when it was finally over they stormed on again to congratulate their heros. Clearly a huge outpouring of relief as well as joy as Limerick finally won a Munster championship game for the first time in 6 years. The only concern now is whether they have anything in the tank to battle Waterford in the Munster final.

Tipperary on the other hand have to somehow drag themselves off the ground to play Offaly next Saturday in the qualifiers. Having been in a dominant position for so long in the first 2 games they must be absolutely shattered to have finally lost while Offaly have had time to regroup after their loss to Kilkenny and will be boosted by their under 21 victory over the cats.

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