Waterford SHC Round 5 in brief

With the final round of the group stages complete the quarter final and relegation pairings have been decided.

Quarter Finals
De La Salle v Passage
Lismore v Tallow
Mount Sion v Ballyduff Upper
Ballygunner v Fourmilewater

Relegation Play-Off
Stradbally v Roanmore

Tallow 4-15 Roanmore 0-16
After making a promising start Roanmore could muster no response to Tallow’s goal scoring touch on Friday evening at Fraher Field. Donnchadh Mulcahy and Eoin Condon found the net to give Tallow a 2-7 to 0-9 lead at half time. Thomas Ryan, who finished with 1-7, and Brian Henley added second half strikes to ensure an eleven point win. Gavin O’Brien with nine points stood tall for the city side but they now face a relegation play off with Stradbally while Tallow look ahead to the quarters.

Passage 5-8 Dungarvan 2-10
Passage also qualified for the quarter finals on Friday evening as Eoin Kelly and Patrick Walsh got amongst the goals at Leamybrien. Holding a 2-6 to 1-5 half time lead Passage pushed on in the second period to recover from their narrow loss to Roanmore last time out. Dungarvan finish fifth in group 2 and safe from the relegation picture.

Lismore 2-16 Stradbally 3-13
Stradbally put up a valiant display here to gain a surprise point against Lismore in Fraher Field. After a storming opening half they held a 3-10 to 1-6 advantage at the break. Maurice Shanahan, with his second goal, led the Lismore comeback and Dave Bennett came up with an equaliser to save their blushes.

De La Salle 1-16 Ballyduff Upper 1-11
Despite suffering defeat in Fraher Field on Saturday the Reds still qualify for the last eight. De La Salle built up a 0-11 to 0-6 lead by half time but a Stephen Molumphy goal brought Ballyduff back into the game. The reigning champions finished much the stronger however with John Mullane to the fore and a Paidi Nevin goal made certain of victory.

Mount Sion 2-15 Ballygunner 2-12
Mount Sion produced their best performance of the championship to date by ending Ballygunner’s unbeaten record at Walsh Park. The foundations were laid in the opening half as goals from Sean Ryan and Ian Galgey gave them a 2-10 to 0-7 lead. The Gunners fought back with Harley Barnes on hand to raise two green flags. Sion closed the deal late on however with a John Dee sideline cut.

Fourmilewater 1-14 Abbeyside 2-7
A 1-4 contribution from Shane Walsh at the Cappoquin venue sealed Fourmilewater’s quarter final berth and ended Abbeyside’s championship interest for 2011. The Villagers were left to regret 13 wides over the sixty minutes of action. They also made the ideal start when Mark Fives struck a goal to give them a 1-2 to 0-1 lead eight minutes in. Shane Walsh found the net at the other end however as Fourmile’ edged in front 1-5 to 1-4 at half time. With Walsh, Jamie Barron and Michael O’Gorman racking up the scores the margin stretched to five. Mark Ferncombe’s goal on 52 minutes served as a mere consolation for Abbeyside.