Derry fail to stop Offaly

Derry put on a brave performance against Offaly

All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Final

(Croke Park, 2.15 p.m.)

Final Score: Derry 2-17 Offaly 2-23

Derry produced one of the best displays from an Ulster side to run Offaly close in the All Ireland quarterfinal.

Offaly finished winners by six points on a score of 2-23 to 2-17 but they were given a few shocks by Derry.

Second-half goals from Derry's Man of the Match Mickey Collins and Geoffrey McGonigle helped level the scores with 12 minutes to go at Croke Park.

When Brendan Murphy scored his second goal, Offaly's win was secure but Derry will take all the plaudits.

Score-by-Score
1 min: Offaly take the lead
2 min: John O'Dwyer equalises for Derry
3 min: Pilkington for Offaly
3 min: Conor Gath for Offaly
4 min: Michael Collins for Derry
5 min: Johnny Dooley strikes a free
6 min: Derry are sticking with the pace and are now within one point, Michael Collins with a fine point
7 min: Johnny Pilkington again
13 min: Johnny Pilkington is given time and space as he cracks one over the bar
15 min: Biggs for Derry and Gath for Offaly exchange points
17 min: Goal: Offaly's Brendan Murphy surges through the Derry defence and kicks for the first goal of the game
18 min: Conor Gath scores his third point of the game for Offaly
19 min: Johnny Dooley once more
21 min: Offaly keeper Stephen Byrne thwarted a fine Derry move by saving from McEldowney
26 min: Oliver Collins hits the penalty over the bar
27 min: Johnny Dooley strikes back with a point
29 min: Pilkington drifts into the wide position again and scores his third point
30 min: Gary Biggs fires over a free to keep Derry respectable
32 min: Johnny Pilkington, with his back to goal, spins and strikes a point for Offaly.
33 min: John O'Dwyer stumbles into the Offaly area, picks up and knocks one over; good point
35 min: Ollie Collins scores from a free for Derry
35 min: Ronan McCloskey gives Derry hope just before half-time by firing over

Half Time

36 min: Kieran McKeever and Ollie Collins clash and receive treatment
41 min: Brendan Murphy storms through the Derry defence once again - his powerful strike comes back off the bar
42 min: Johnny Dooley stretches Offaly's advantage
43 min: Johnny Dooley again
45 min: Goal: Mickey Collins stretches out his hurl and flicks the ball into the net. Derry are back in it
47 min: Johnny Dooley passes to brother Joe for a point
48 min: A major blow for Derry ..... Ollie Collins left the field with an injury
49 min: McGonigle point for Derry
52 min: Goal: McGonagle picks up the rebound and slams the ball into the goal
54 min: McKeever fires a point over the bar, Derry are within a point
55 min: Johnny Dooley calms things down by striking a point for Offaly from centre-field
57 min: McGonigle drops a point over the bar from a free
58 min: Michael Collins levelled the scores with a point for Derry
59 min: A determined Johnny Pilkington storms back up the pitch and puts Offaly right back into the lead
59 min: Free to Offaly .... Johnny Dooley scores his tenth point
61 min: Goal Brendan Murphy for Offaly. He found room out wide and fired a shot across the body of Kieran Stevenson
62 min: Johnny Dooley and Offaly are taking over, another point for the Offaly man
63 min: Michael Collins for Derry
65 min: McGonigle for Derry
69 min: Johnny Dooley strikes another point for Offaly, his tally is now 12 points
71 min: Joe Dooley scores his second point of the game
Full Time

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Derry:-

1 Stevenson 2 McGurk 3 Murray 4 Mullan 5 Conway 6 McEldowney 7 Ward 8 O Collins 9 McCloskey 10 McCloy 11 McKeever 13 Biggs 14 O'Dwyer 15 M Collins

Offaly

1 Byrne 2 Whelehan 3 Kinahan 4 Franks 5 Duignan 6 Martin 7 Claffey 8 Dooley 9 Oakley 10 Pilkington 11 Troy 12 Murphy 13 Gath 14 Hannify 15 Hanrahan

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All-Ireland Minor Quarterfinal, Croke Park

Antrim 0-11 Dublin 3-13

Three second-half goals sent Dublin into the All Ireland Minor semifinals as Antrim's challenge faded.

The Ulster side started well and they only trailed 0.8 to 0.6 at halftime but the Dubs took their chances after the break and finished as 11 point winners.