THE Limerick Senior footballer’s 2016 championship campaign came to an end today following a 2-12 to 0-10 loss to Cork in Thurles. John Brudair’s men never got going in a game where they needed to start well to have any hope of catching an out of form Cork.
Goals in either half from young full-forward Peter Kelleher and Paul Kerrigan helped ease Cork to an eight-point win. Following Cork’s first goal after 14 minutes, Limerick trailed 1-6 to 0-4 and never had the chance to gain a foot hold in the knock out tie.
It will be Division four football in 2017 next for the Limerick footballers now.
CORK: R Price; C O’Driscoll, E Cadogan, N Galvin; T Clancy, J Loughrey, B O’Driscoll; A O’Connor, I Maguire; P Kerrigan (1-03), M Collins (0-05), K O’Driscoll; C O’Neill (0-01f), P Kelleher (1-00), L Connolly (0-01f).
Subs: S Powter for B O’Driscoll (h.t.), D Goulding for O’Neill (46), J O’Rourke (0-01) for Connolly (49), R Deane for O’Connor (60), M Hurley (0-01) for K O’Driscoll (65), P Kelly for Kelleher (68).
LIMERICK: D O’Sullivan; P Browne, S Cahill, J McCarthy; P Ranahan, S O’Dea, B Fanning; S Buckley (0-01), D Treacy (0-02); G Noonan, P Nash, T Childs; H Bourke, I Ryan (0-04, 3f), S McSweeney (0-01f).
Subs: I Corbett (0-02) for Childs (27), E Hogan for McSweeney (47), P White for Ranahan (52), P Scanlan for Bourke (55), J Naughton for Nash (63), K Ryan for O’Dea (69).
Referee: N Mooney (Cavan).
