Ballygunner cemented their place among the upper echelons of club hurling with their second All-Ireland crown despite not hitting top gear in a 1-20 to 1-14 victory over Galway kingpins Loughrea in Croke Park this afternoon.
Ballygunner cemented their place among the upper echelons of club hurling with their second All-Ireland crown despite not hitting top gear in a 1-20 to 1-14 victory over Galway kingpins Loughrea in Croke Park this afternoon. Loughrea got plenty right in the first half with Darren Shaughnessy's exquisite 26th-minute goal leaving them just one behind at half time having kept a lot of Ballygunner's big guns quiet, 0-12 to 1-8.
FULL-TIME: Loughrea 2-22 Slaughtneil 0-15 All over in Parnell Park and it's Loughrea who go one step further than last year by booking their place in the All-Ireland SHC final. Convincing winners in the end! However, the game as ended in controversy for the Galway champions. Just seconds after being names man of the match by TG4, midfielder Cullen Kileen was red carded for an off-the-ball incident.
