The Nire (Waterford) 2-15

Carbery Rangers (Cork) 1-13

(After extra-time)

The Nire needed extra-time to overcome Carbery Rangers in an absorbing Munster club SFC semi-final at Clonakilty.

The Waterford champions battled back from a six-point deficit in the 37th minute to eventually prevail and qualify for their second provincial final in three seasons against Dr Crokes in two weeks' time.

Carbery Rangers looked set to justify their favouritism when John Hayes' early goal helped them to a 1-6 to 0-4 half-time lead. The West Cork outfit extended their lead on the restart before a Liam Lawlor goal - after Conor Gleeson had rattled the crossbar - sparked the visitors' into life. 

The impressive Gleeson brought them level on 1-9 apiece with 10 minutes remaining and they twice took the lead before sub Seamus Hayes forced extra-time for Carbery Rangers with a fisted point in the second minute of stoppage-time.

Level on 1-11 at the end of normal time, the game remained in the balance until The Nire captain Shane Walsh scored a crucial goal to give The Nire a 2-14 to 1-12 lead at half-time in extra-time. Kieran Fitzpatrick missed a goal chance for Rangers in the second half before Darren Guiry sealed The Nire's win.

The Nire - T Wall; T O'Gorman, J McGrath, J Barron; S Ryan, J Walsh, D Ryan; S Walsh (1-0), Dylan Guiry (0-1); B Wall (0-6, 5f), S Lawlor, C Guiry; C Gleeson (0-5), L Lawlor (1-0), Darren Guiry (0-2, 1f). Subs: K Guiry for C Guiry, J Mulcahy (0-1) for L Lawlor, L Lawlor for B Wall, C Mulcahy for J Walsh, D Murphy for T Wall, K Brazil for S Lawlor.

Carbery Rangers - R Milner; J O'Riordan (0-1), T O'Rourke, M Kelly; S Murray, R Kiely, P Hodnett; B Shanahan (0-4, 2f), J Fitzpatrick; A Jennings, K MacMahon (0-1), B Hodnett (0-2); C O'Donovan, C O'Rourke, J Hayes (1-3, 0-3f). Subs: R Hegarty for S Murray, K Fitzpatrick (0-1) for C O'Rourke, S Hayes (0-1) for C O'Donovan, M Mennis for A Jennings, A Roche for M Kelly, M Ronan for T O'Rourke, M Kelly for P Hodnett, A Jennings for B Hodnett, C O'Donovan for M Mennis (BC).

Referee - P O'Sullivan.

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