Fitzgibbon Cup: Comfortable win sees LIT into last eight
January 30, 2019
LIT's Peter Duggan. ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan.
LIT cruised to a 22-point victory over Trinity College in their Fitzgibbon Cup round 3 encounter this afternoon.
The hosts romped to a 3-21 to 0-8 success and the result guarantees them home advantage in the last eight which is scheduled to be played over February 6/7.
The game was effectively over as a contest at the halfway stage with Jimmy Browne’s side 3-10 to 0-4 to the good.
Offaly’s Oisin Kelly, Limerick’s Peter Casey and Clare’s Peter Duggan (1-8) netted the goals for the winners.
LIT - K Nugent; P Delaney, D Moran, C Cooney; D Byrnes, S Ryan, J McCarthy (0-3); E Boyce, D Dempsey; P Duggan (1-8, 0-4f, 0-1'65, 0-1sl), O O’Reilly (0-1), R Doody (0-3); P Casey (1-1), O Kelly (1-0), D Reidy (0-2). Subs: R Byrnes for D Byrnes, R Murphy for D Dempsey, J Conway (0-3) for P Casey, B Murray for P Duggan, B Fanning for P Delaney.
Trinity College - E Skelly; G Dempsey, L Corcoran, C Lynch; E McNamara, D Phelan, D Ryan; C Keating, M Conroy; J O’Neill, C O’Sullivan (0-3, 1pen), F O Riain Broin (0-5, 3f, 1'65); C O Ceallaigh, D Butler, M Corry. Subs: D Duggan for C O Ceallaigh, D Long for M Corry, J Kenny for D Phelan, K Weldon for J O’Neill.
Referee - T Walsh.
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