Jude's knockout last year's champions Crokes in SHC 'A'

Jude’s knockout last year’s champions Crokes in SHC ‘A’

Sat, 26th September 2015

ST JUDE'S 0-22 KILMACUD CROKES 0-20 (After extra-time)

Two frees from Wayne Hutchinson in the final moments of extra-time saw St Jude's knockout reigning champions Kilmacud Crokes in Saturday evening's Dublin SHC 'A' quarter-final at O'Toole Park.

The sides were level 0-15 each at the end of normal time and Crokes held a two-point advantage going down the home straight before their southside rivals struck with telling effect to hit the final four points and snatch victory.

At half-time in normal time Crokes held a 0-10 to 0-7 lead courtesy of six points from Oisín O’Rorke, who finished with a personal tally of 0-13 (0-11f) and further scores by Barry O’Rorke, Ryan O’Dwyer and Seán McGrath.

However, with Ciarán Mangan and Ger McManus to the fore St Jude’s gained the upperhand in the second-half with Danny Sutcliffe and sub Tom Devlin cutting into the Crokes lead with crucial scores before Fionn Ó Riain Broin slotted a late free to force extra-time.

Oisin O’Rorke put Crokes back on top in extra-time with three pointed frees but Jude's spirit refused to be broken with Ó Riain Broin levelling matters before Waterford native Hutchinson fired over the two late long-range frees to see his side progress to the semi-finals.

SCORERS – St Jude’s: J McManus (0-6f), F Ó Riain Broin (0-5f) 0-6 each, T Devlin, W Hutchinson (0-3f) 0-3 each, R Joyce, D Sutcliffe 0-2 each. Kilmacud Crokes: O O’Rorke 0-13 (0-11f), B O’Rorke, R O’Dwyer 0-2 each, C Conway, S McGrath, B Ó Leidhin 0-1 each.

ST JUDE'S: M Hartnett; E McLoughlin, G McManus, C Mangan; A O’Beirne, W Hutchinson, R Hardy; N Mangan, P Maguire; R Joyce, J McManus, J Kennedy; J Ryan, D Sutcliffe, F Ó Riain Broin. Subs: T Devlin for Ryan (ht), A McGovern for Joyce (60), S Larkin for Maguire (65), Joyce for J McManus (71).

KILMACUD CROKES: M Collins; N Corcoran, R Walsh, B O’Carroll; C Mac Gabhann, J Doughan, R Murphy; D Kelly, N Ó Riordáin; Ross O’Carroll, S McGrath, J Sweeney; O O’Rorke, R O’Dwyer, B O’Rorke. Subs: C Conway for Sweeney (41), B Ó Leidhin for B O’Rorke (48), L McMullan for Ó Riordáin (50), B Mulligan for McGrath (56), Rory O’Carroll for Mac Gabhann (65).

REF: A Keating (Setanta).