Waterford IT get Fitzgibbon Cup campaign back on track

WATERFORD 1T 5-19 ST PATRICK’S MATER-DEI 1-6

Waterford IT got their Group A campaign back on track with a ruthlessly efficient 25-point victory over St Patrick’s-Mater Dei at Alfie Byrne Park.

With just seven minutes gone on the clock, WIT had already raised three green flags courtesy of clinical close-range finishes by Liam McGrath of Tipperary, full forward Jake Dillon and Gavin O’Brien.

Colm Bonnar’s supremely-fit outfit subsequently added points through current Kilkenny netminder Eoin Murphy (who lined out in the half-forward line) and the energetic Dillon, before a shell-shocked Pat’s finally opened their account via a fine long-range effort by Jack McGrath.

WATERFORD IT: S O’Keefe; G Teehan, P Gahan, J Maher; T Hammil (0-1), J O’Dwyer, S Murphy; S Roche (0-1), C Kenny (0-4); H Kehoe, P Mahoney (1-6, 1-0 pen), E Murphy (0-1); L McGrath (1-3), J Dillon (1-1), G O’Brien (1-1). Subs: M Power (1-0) for E Murphy (21 mins), J Hayes (0-1) for Dillon (34 mins), J Langton for Kehoe (37), C Heffernan for Mahoney (38 ), L O’Loughlin for S Murphy (45).
ST PATRICK’S: L White; R O’Hanrahan, J Kelly, C Fennessy; N Maguire, P Butler, C Wafer; E Morrissey (1-0), E O’Neill; K Ryan, R Peacock, J McGrath (0-4, free, 65); E McIntyre, C Joyce, P Walshe (0-2). Subs: S Geraghty for Joyce (23), D Flaherty for Wafer (37), B Kearney for O’Neill (40).
Referee: G Duffy (Antrim).