Waterford SHC Round 4 in brief

Ballygunner 2-17 Tallow 0-6
Niall O’Donnell’s side maintained their 100 per cent record in Group 2 on Saturday evening at Fraher Field by easing to a seventeen point win over Tallow. Goals from Brian O’Sullivan and Harley Barnes built up a 2-8 to 0-4 half time lead that Tallow proved unable to bridge.

Ballyduff Upper 1-18 Stradbally 0-11
A second half goal from Shane Kearney turned this tie in favour of Ballyduff Upper after a competitive showing from Stradbally in the opening period. The sides went in at half time all square at eight points each with the Ahernes and Michael Walsh leading the Stradbally charge. The loss of John Coffey in the opening half proved a costly one however and once Kearney struck for a goal on 40 minutes the verdict was decided. Brendan Hannon who fired nine points overall, Stephen Molumphy with four and Brian Kearney with three contributed heavily to Ballyduff’s second championship win which keeps them in contention for the quarter finals.

Roanmore 1-12 Passage 1-11
A late point from Gavin O’Brien proved the match winner here as Roanmore kept alive ambitions of attaining a quarter final place with their first win in Group 2. Passage held a 1-6 to 1-4 lead after the first half. Laurence O’Neill fired the Roanmore goal with Liam Flynn on the mark for Passage. O’Brien’s five point haul however was enough to give Roanmore the spoils by the narrowest of margins.

De La Salle 1-13 Fourmilewater 1-13
A late brace of frees from Brian Phelan earned De La Salle a draw in the game of the round at Fraher Field on Sunday afternoon. 15 wides proved the undoing for a Fourmilewater side that looked the likely victors for long stages. Jamie Barron lit up the opening half with 1-3, his goal coming on three minutes. Eoin Madigan fired a De La Salle goal on 15 minutes but Fourmile held a 1-8 to 1-5 interval advantage. They opened up a four point lead early in the second half but those missed opportunities kept De La Salle in touch. Barron, who finished with 1-5, struck over a 65 to maintain a two advantage for his side but Phelan stepped up to ensure the teams would share the points.

Mount Sion 1-14 Dungarvan 2-11
Jimmy Healy’s men surprised many at Walsh Park with a well merited draw against Mount Sion on Sunday. Sion held a 1-9 to 2-4 advantage at half time. Ken McGrath rattled the net for the city side while Colm Curran and Karl Duggan raised green flags for Dungarvan. Both sides had chances to win the game in the dying minutes but late efforts from Martin O’Neill and Jamie Nagle tailed wide.

Lismore 5-14 Abbeyside 2-13
Three second half goals and a 2-5 contribution from Maurice Shanahan turned the tide in Lismore’s favour here after a shaky start. Abbeyside raced into a 2-2 to 0-0 lead after three minutes with goals from Mark Ferncombe and Mark Gorman. By the eighth minute the gap stretched to nine points. Two goals from Shanahan before the interval left them trailing 2-10 to 2-7. After a scrappy opening to the second half, Lismore drew level then bolted for home. Goals from John Prendergast, John Heneghan and veteran Dave Bennett in the last ten minutes completed a remarkable nineteen point turnaround.