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Offaly are Champions
Offaly 0-16 Tipperary 0-11
Offaly are the New York Champions for the fourth time in a row after a comprehensive win over Tipperary. They used an early 0-10 to 0-02 burst to gain a lead that they never looked like losing over the hour. Tipperary did make a comeback but were still behind by four at the break. Tipp continued their good form with a scoring burst to open the second half and were within one at the fifteen minute mark. Offaly ran out the game with a four point to one swing however to run out winners.
Three points for Offaly opened the game with Stephen Brown snatching two. After a Tipperary score from Shane Quinn, Offaly added two of the next three with Darren Reilly the man who fired over from frees. Damien Hayes had the Tipperary score from play but the Offaly defense was shutting down all attacks. Offaly continued their momentum as they had the next four points and with ten minutes on the clock it was ten to two. Tipperary had a good period before the break as they tacked on four points to close within four as the half time whistle arrived in a down pour.
After a Dermot Lyng point, Tipperary continued their good form. They had four points from four different scorers, Hayes Meehan, Daly, and Quinn and were now within one with fifteen minutes gone. It was their last hurrah however as Offaly came back on the shoulders of Shane Sweeney who rattled over four points after a point from his captain Darren Reilly to again put breathing room between the sides. Damien Murray did have a point from a free as the game closed but it was too little too late.
Tipperary 1 John Madden 2 Conor Hayes 4 Ger Mahon 5 Ray Maloney 6 Shane McDermott 7 Shane Stapleton 8 Conor Gough 9 Dave Loughnane 10 Fintan Meehan (0-01) 11 Paul Loughnane 12 Shane Quinn (0-04) 13 Damien Murray (0-01) 15 Damien Hayes (0-04) Subs Jason Daly (0-01)
Offaly 1 Finbarr Flood 2 Damien Joyce 4 Aaron Griffon 5 Colin Egan 6 Brendan McGourty (0-01)7 Neill McAuley 8 Darren Reilly (0-03)9 Michael Coady 10 Dermot Lyng (0-04)11 Stephen Browne (0-02)12 Donie Broderick 13 Shane Sweeney (0-05) 15 Iarlaith Tannion
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