WALSH SHIELD SEMI-FINALS: DIT 1-15 Carlow 0-15: A FIRST-HALF injury-time goal from DIT wing-forward Niall Quinn proved crucial as the students beat hosts Carlow at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.
Carlow opened the scoring with a point from Craig Doyle within 15 seconds of the throw-in and after Pádraig Phelan had levelled from a DIT free, the home side regained the lead through a point from Marty Kavanagh.
Points from Dean Curran and Paul Morris put the visitors ahead and it was a lead they never relinquished.
In first-half injury-time, with DIT 0-8 to 0-7 ahead, Quinn scored the game’s only goal.
A splendid 51st minute point from Carlow’s John Corcoran reduced the deficit to two points (1-11 to 0-12) but with substitute Brian Campion and the impressive Paul Morris then scoring points DIT held out for victory.
DIT:F McGarry; L Prendergast, O Walsh, J Diviney; D Curran (0-1), P Hartley (0-1, free), J Mulrooney; C O'Shaughnessy (0-1), P Elliott; P Phelan (0-2, frees), D Treacy (0-3, frees), N Quinn (1-1); P Kenny (0-1), M Maloney, P Morris (0-4). Subs: B Campion (0-1) for Elliott (half-time); D English for Prendergast (inj, 51 mins); G Callinan for Curran (54 mins); J McManus for Treacy (60 mins).
CARLOW:N Roberts; A Corcoran, E Nolan, D Shaw; J Corcoran (0-1), S Kavanagh (0-1, free), J Rogers; J Kavanagh, A Gaule (0-2); K McCabe, J Kane (0-1), M Clowry; M Kavanagh (0-3, 0-2 frees), C Doyle (0-4), D Roberts. Subs: R Dunbar (0-3) for McCabe (half-time); J Doyle for M Kavanagh (64 mins).
Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford).
