Slaughtneil 0-17 Sarsfields 0-18: Derry club’s All-Ireland heartbreak goes on
Slaughtneil’s hopes of reaching a fifth All-Ireland club hurling final were dashed as they were beaten 0-18 to 0-17 by Munster champions Sarsfield.
Cork led 0-18 to 0-16 in stoppage time at Newbridge and the Ulster champions had a glorious chance to snatch victory in the dying seconds but captain Mark McGuigan McGuigan fired the ball over the crossbar from a central position just outside the penalty area. Small square.
Slaughternier’s anguish after the final whistle could be summed up by the sight of Sean McGuigan wailing after another poor performance from Robert Emmett’s side in the penultimate period of the game.
Slaughterney led by two points after the first quarter but free agent Cormac O’Doherty missed three set-pieces and the Cork club led 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time.
Sarsfield looked lucky to still have 15 men at half-time, with Eoghan Murphy clashing with the excellent Brendan Rogers on several occasions, with Colm · Colm McCarthy appeared to catch Shane McGuigan with a high stick.
Slaughternier came out firing after the break, with Michal McGrath’s long-range shot putting the team ahead 0-12 to 0-9 after 42 minutes.
In a period of Slaughtnier dominance, Sarsfield once again benefited from a controversial decision from referee James Owens, who felt Jack O’Connor’s late stab into O’Doherty’s helmet was only worthy of A yellow card.
O’Connor went on to score Sarsfield’s remaining two points, with Munster finalist super-sub Sean O’Regan once again making an impact with two points after coming on.
In the 57th minute, Sarsfield led 0-15 to 0-13, but the game entered injury time and O’Doherty tied the score with two free throws.
However, goals from Aaron Miles and Liam Healy restored Cork’s two-point advantage and Sean McGuigan responded when Casal McCarthy scored late from Mark McGuigan The goal doubled Sarsfield’s lead earlier.
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