GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 33 – September 4, 2015 | Page 18

Boston Tipperary celebrate winning the Boston NE 2015 Senior Hurling Championship last Sunday at Canton, MA. Photo: Rory O’Donnell.

The first period of extra time ended with Donegal
ahead by a point. Nicky Kelly was thrown down in the
penalty area and the ensuing penalty kick from Mulligan
was put over the bar with force. Kelly and Mulligan added one more each to the tally before Marty Farrell and
Nugent pulled the Tones within a point. Just before the
mid-way point Gavin Gallagher was shown a red card
for a challenge on Neil Flynn. The second period of extra time saw Donegal lose another player, Matt Smyth
to a red card after pulling down Conor McCormack.
The Tones had 10 minutes and 2 extra men to pull out a
score, or two.
Donegal dug deep into their reserves to see out the
game to the final whistle, chasing back to get behind
the ball, and forward as needed. Needing a score to at
least force a replay, the Tones failed to capitalize on the
extra personnel as, with players exhausted, the attack
did not have the support required when in possession.
There was a chance to level the scores in injury time as
the Tones won a free about 45 yards out, however, Neil
Flynn’s effort was a little wide of the posts. Donegal delight at the final whistle, and heartbreak for the Tones.

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SENIOR HURLING
TIPP POWER HOME
TIPPERARY 2-25
FR. TOM BURKE’S
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It was a dominant Tipperary that took the senior hurling
championship trophy Sunday afternoon with a masterclass
performance. Willie Egan was unparalleled on the field
where at center back he dictated the game and set the stage
for a victory that sees Tipp capture all of the senior trophies
on offer in 2015. Tipp effectively put the game away at the
end of the first half, the Premier men were quick, sharp, and
deadly from any angle or range.
Tipperary put on a clinic in the first half. There was no position where Tipperary did not impress. From Clinton Hennessey in goal, who on a couple of occasions not only made
a fine save, but also distributed the ball to the right person to
David Reidy and Alan Quirke in attack. The pair proved very
difficult for Tom’s defense to handle all through.