Clara and Gabriel's book final tickets
January 28, 2013Kilkenny representatives Clara finished ahead of Tipperary's Silvermines on a scoreline of 0-19 to 1-14 in Portlaoise.
A pointed free by Keith Hogan sent the semi-final into extra-time and Clara made the most of their late reprieve.
In Birr, Martin Finn's free-taking proved vital as London's St Gabriel's finished with one point to spare over Killimordaly of Galway.
The dismissal of Killimordaly's Niall Earls in the first minute of the second half for a second yellow card offence had a big bearing on the final outcome.
A 72nd minute goal by Finn sent the Exiles on the road to Croke Park.
Clara - K Nolan; T Ryan, J Phelan, S O'Shea; N Prendergast, S Prendergast, D Langton; J Langton, Lester Ryan (0-1); C Phelan (0-1), A Murphy (0-2), Liam Ryan (0-3); B O'Shea, J Nolan, K Hogan (0-10). Subs: C Prendergast (0-1) for B O'Shea, C Bolger (0-1) for J Nolan, K Phelan for A Murphy, J Nolan for C Prendergast, D Nolan for S O'Shea, C O'Shea for K Phelan.
Silvermines - C Sherlock; M Leamy, B Timmons, D Boland; D Keogh, R Sherlock, N Quirke; C Gleeson, O Quirke (0-2); W Keogh (0-1), D Boland (0-2), S Quirke; D Keogh (0-1), J Forde (0-8), Daniel Keogh (1-0). Subs: P Fogarty for D Keogh, G Toohey for S Quirke, D Keogh for P Fogarty.
Referee - O Elliott.
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St Gabriel's - A Ryan; F Tierney, B Costello, B Coady; E McKeigue, P J Rowe, E Collins; N Rogers (0-2), E Cooney; G Wynne, S Egan (0-1), K Walsh (0-1); L Hands (1-1), M Finn (1-7), J Grealish. Subs: M Fitzsimons for Grealish, C Sexton for Hands, T Moroney for Tierney, T Lally for Wynne, Hands for Egan, Grealish for Moroney.
Killimordaly - P Kilkenny; P Concannon, C McDonagh, A Lawless; D Concannon, K Kennedy, D Connolly; T Madden, C Daly; N Earls (0-2), E Ryan (0-6), P Madden (1-0); D Cooney, J McDonagh, C Earls (1-1). Subs: A Daly (0-1) for McDonagh, I Creaven (0-1) for Cooney, N Daly for C Earls, F Duane, C Earls for N Daly, P Monaghan for Kennedy.
Referee - T Carroll. Tweet
