UL 2-22
\nMTU Cork 1-19<\/p>\n
John Keogh reports from Limerick<\/em><\/p>\n UL ARE INTO the semi-finals of the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup following a six-point victory against MTU Cork at Maguires Fields tonight.<\/p>\n The six-time champions scored early goals through Mikey Kiely and Mark Rodgers and never looked back.<\/p>\n Kilkenny\u2019s Niall Brennan chipped in with 0-5 from play in the six point victory for Brian Ryan\u2019s fancied UL side.<\/p>\n MTU responded with 0-9 from Liam O\u2019Shea and 1-1 from substitute Declan Hanlon but it wasn\u2019t enough to catch UL late on.<\/p>\n The score was at one point each when Kiely pounced for the first goal on four minutes and Rodgers fired the second soon after to leave the score at 2-4 to 0-3.<\/p>\n The sharpshooting of O\u2019Shea kept MTU Cork in touch but he was equally matched by his opposite number Gearoid O\u2019Connor from UL. The Moyne-Templetuohy man finished the half with six points to help his side to a 2-12 to 0-9 advantage at the break.<\/p>\n O\u2019Shea opened the second half scoring with a free to give MTU Cork a lift but Brennan slotted two sumptuous points in a row to dampen spirits for the visitors.<\/p>\n The Lisgoold clubman got another effort from play but a long-range Killian Sampson score and another from Brennan gave UL their 2-16 to 0-12 advantage on 40 minutes.<\/p>\n UL took the foot off the gas in the final 20 minutes, knowing their last four spot was all but secured and MTU Cork took advantage.<\/p>\n Tomas Howard, Alan Walsh and Paddy Creedon fired over efforts from play, while O\u2019Shea also kept the scoreboard ticking over.<\/p>\n Declan Hanlon\u2019s late intervention gave some hope but long range scores from Ross Hayes and Conor Flaherty secured UL\u2019s comfortable win.<\/p>\n Scorers for UL: Gearoid O\u2019Connor 0-8 (0-4f), Niall Brennan 0-5, Mikey Kiely 1-2, Mark Rodgers 1-1, Billy Power, Ciaran Connolly, Rory Hayes, Brian O\u2019Grady, Killian Sampson and Conor O\u2019Flaherty 0-1 each.<\/p>\n Scorers for MTU Cork: Liam O\u2019Shea 0-9 (0-6f), Declan Hanlon 1-1, Tomas Howard 0-3, Alan Walsh 0-2, Brendan Twomey, Barry Kehoe, Andrew O\u2019Connell and Paddy Creedon 0-1 each<\/p>\n UL<\/p>\n Eoin Davis (St Catherine\u2019s, Cork)<\/p>\n Daniel Treacy (Scariff, Clare), TJ Brennan (Clarinbridge, Galway), Mike Gough (Smith O\u2019Briens, Clare)<\/p>\n Killian Sampson (Shinrone, Offaly), Bryan O\u2019Mara (Holycross-Ballycahill, Tipperary), Cian Galvin (Clarecastle, Clare)<\/p>\n Brian O\u2019Sullivan (Kanturk, Cork), Ciaran Connolly (Loughmore Castleiney, Tipperary)<\/p>\n Niall Brennan (Lisdowney, Kilkenny), Gearoid O\u2019Connor (Moyne Templetuohy, Tipperary), Brian O\u2019Grady (Kilteely-Dromkeen, Limerick)<\/p>\n Billy Power (Clonea, Waterford), Mark Rodgers (Scariff, Clare), Mikey Kiely (Abbeyside-Ballinacourty, Waterford).<\/p>\n Subs<\/p>\n Conor Flaherty (Carnmore-Claregalway, Galway) for Galvin (h-t),<\/p>\n