Kilkenny’s Leinster final loss tore up the script of this 2012 All-Ireland senior hurling championship but would there be a backlash this afternoon against Limerick?
The two teams faced off at 4pm and we were live from Semple Stadium to follow all the action.
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RESULT: Kilkenny 4-16 Limerick 1-16
16.17 – Limerick 1-3 Kilkenny 1-3: 16 mins – The All-Ireland champions are still very much in the hunt. As the ball breaks Eoin Larkin runs in to challenge Nickie Quaid and when it spins loose, Shefflin is on hand to shoot to the empty net. Before that Paudie O’Brien had flighted over a lovely point for Limerick after great work by Donal O’Grady and Shane Dowling. While earlier again Gavin O’Mahony had produced a brilliant covering flick to dispossess Colin Fennelly when Kilkenny were threatening.
16.28 – Kilkenny 2-4 Limerick 1-7: 28 mins – The teams are drawn level by a great point from Limerick’s Graeme Mulcahy who raises the white flag after a defensive clearance by Tom Condon and great work at the back as well by Donal O’Grady to prevent Aidan Fogarty from breaking clear.
16.39 – HALF-TIME: Kilkenny 2-7 Limerick 1-9: At half-time Kilkenny have just edged in front through a Michael Fennelly point. Before that Limerick had drawn level courtesy of Declan Hannon in an interesting passage of play that saw David Herity penalized for taking a Kilkenny puck out from the wrong position and a throw ball being awarded by referee Michael Wadding.
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