Hazelwood Hurlers Surge to Limerick Colleges’ Semi-Final Clash
Hazelwood College 4-22
St. John the Baptist -Hospital 2-12
Hazelwood College are now through to the semi-final of the Limerick Colleges ‘B’ Senior Hurling Competition after win over Hospital, which was not as easy as the score line suggests in a windy Dromcollogher last Wednesday. Hospital started well by getting the opening two points of the game. Jamie Butler opened Hazelwood’s account in the sixth minute with a fine point, from play, but Hospital struck back a minute later with a fantastic goal and two more points leaving the score 1-4 to 0-2 in favour of Hospital, who did have the advantage of playing with the breeze in the opening half. Hazelwood began to settle into the game in the tenth minute, helped by a Sean Fehin point followed by a powerful goal from the stick of full forward Shane O Callaghan. The scoreboard now read Hospital 1-4 Hazelwood 1-3 with 11 minutes played. For the next ten minutes both sides exchanged points but in the twenty second minute of the game Hospital struck with another fine goal. However, Hazelwood fought back, with a stunning goal, thanks to Diarmuid Buckley. This left the half time score at 2-7 to 2-7.
The Hospital team was first out of the blocks again in the second half and straight away got a point. Hazelwood, buoyed by their first half fight back, began to exert control with the wind at their backs. They scored 1-3 without reply. The score was now 3-10 to 2-8. Hospital replied with a point but this was cancelled out by a fine long range point from James Regan which was followed soon after by another Shane O’Callaghan goal. Hazelwood at this point were well on top, and with 52 minutes played, James Regan dropped in a high ball in front of the keeper who misjudged it allowed it to bounce into the net. It was now 4-17 to 2-12. Hazelwood crowned the victory off with five more points, two coming from Damien Lacey frees and one each from Eddie Prunty, Sean Fehin and Cillian Fahey. The final score was Hazelwood 4-22 Hospital 2-12.
Team and Scroers:
Billy Donegan, Patrick Burke, Sean Flanagan, Declan Stack, Daire Hannigan, Eric O’Connor, James O’Regan (1-2), Jamie Butler (0-5, 0-2 F), Eddie Prunty (0-1) , Darragh Kiely (0-1), Seamus Flanagan (0-1), Sean O’Sullivan (0-3) Sean Fehin (0-3), Shane O Callagahan (2-0) Diarmuid Buckley (1-2)
Subs: John Walsh, Damien Lacey (0-3, 0-2 Frees) , Paddy Lordan Lee Daly, James Kelly, Padraig Roche, Cillian Fahy (0-1)