Loughmore and Drom set final date

Tipperary SHC Semi-finals: Two points in injury-time gave Loughmore-Castleiney a 0-15 to 0-13 win over Éire Óg, Nenagh, at Semple…

Tipperary SHC Semi-finals:Two points in injury-time gave Loughmore-Castleiney a 0-15 to 0-13 win over Éire Óg, Nenagh, at Semple Stadium, yesterday.

Loughmore led 0-7 to 0-5 at the end of the first half and, when they went four points clear early in the second half, they looked set for an easy win. However, Nenagh fought back and were only one point adrift going into the last quarter.

Two Noel McGrath points eased the pressure on Loughmore, but Nenagh got back to level with two minutes to go.

In a hectic climax, sub David McGrath and Eddie Connolly shot points in injury-time to send Loughmore to the final.

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Earlier yesterday at Semple Stadium, Drom-Inch had a 1-19 to 0-19 win over Killenaule.

Séamus Callanan scored 1-8 of Drom's tally - 1-5 from play. Killenaule were 0-7 to 0-1 ahead after nine minutes, but Séamus Butler set up Callanan for Drom's goal in the 22nd minute and they went on to lead at half-time by 1-10 to 0-9.

SCORERS

Loughmore: N McGrath 0-7; E Sweeney, E Connolly 0-3 each; D McGrath, M Webster 0-1 each. Nenagh: K Tucker, 0-4; M Heffernan 0-3; E Tucker 0-2; J Flannery, J Kennedy, P Murphy, D O'Meara 0-1 each.

Drom: S Callanan 1-8; M Ryan 0-4; S Butler 0-3; P Collins, J Ryan, E Woodlock, J Woodlock 0-1 each. Killenaule: J Caesar 0-7; P Kerwick, N O Dwyer 0-3 each; J Gleeson, M O Donnell 0-2 each; M Hickey, T Shelley 0-1 each.