Waterford SHC Round 3 in brief

Ballyduff 0-16 Ballygunner 0-13

A hungrier Ballyduff outfit consigned the champions to their second successive defeat on Friday night. The sides were level eight times in the opening half but the Reds edged ahead by 0-9 to 0-8 by the break. The accuracy of Brendan Hannon and Stephen Molumphy saw Ballyduff surge four points clear early in the second half.  Brian O’Sullivan struck five points for the Gunners on the night and an extraordinary save from Stephen O’Keeffe also kept them in the hunt. Shane and Brian Kearney maintained Ballyduff’s lead but Philip Mahony converted a late 65 to leave only a goal between the sides. Adrian Power then needed to save in injury time from Barry Coughlan to secure their first win.  

Dungarvan 0-18 Abbeyside 1-15

Michael O’Halloran held his nerve in the fifth minute of stoppage time for Abbeyside to tie up this gripping local derby on a sweltering Saturday evening at Fraher Field. The Villagers led by 1-9 to 0-8 at half time as Patrick Hurney flicked to the net. Dungarvan battled back with the aid of the breeze as the likes of Jamie Nagle and Gavin Crotty came to the fore in a free flowing second half. Points from Karl Duggan and Crotty saw them take a two point lead entering injury time. Abbeyside weren’t finished however as Mark Ferncombe landed his fourth point before O’Halloran nailed a late, late 65.

Roanmore 1-15 Dunhill 2-11
Roanmore made it three points from three games with this narrow victory at Walsh Park. Goals from Thomas Casey and Eamonn Murphy gave Dunhill a 2-6 to 0-6 advantage at half time. Daniel Murphy raised a green flag for the Sky Blues after the interval however and, spurred on by Gavin O’Brien, they came out on the right side.

Fourmilewater 2-15 Mount Sion 1-12
Shane Walsh racked up 2-5 as Fourmilewater preserved their one hundred per cent record against a Mount Sion outfit yet to get off the mark in this year’s championship. A tenth minute strike from Walsh left them 1-10 to 0-7 clear at the break. Martin O’Neill’s free taking kept Sion in contention but Walsh’s second goal five minutes from time sealed Fourmile’s quarter final spot.

Lismore 2-18 Passage 4-12
A last gasp free from Maurice Shanahan left it honours even after an exciting second half at Fraher Field. Eoin Kelly’s goal gave Passage a narrow 1-7 to 0-9 lead at half time. Paudie Prendergast caught fire on the resumption for Lismore and two goals in six minutes opened up a nine point lead. Passage then staged an unbelievable comeback as Kelly, Liam Flynn and John Whitty all found the net in a six minute period to put them a point ahead entering injury time. Shanahan’s late intervention from distance salvaged a draw.

De La Salle 4-20 Tallow 0-9
De La Salle demolished their Western opponents here in a one sided encounter on Sunday evening. A Dean Twomey brace and one from Jake Dillon eased them into a 3-11 to 0-5 half time lead. Jack Kennedy added a fourth green flag mid way through the second period.