Peake Villa reiterate gulf in standards between the South and North Tipperary Leagues

Munster Junior Cup, 5th Round

KILLAVILLA 1 PEAKE VILLA 8

TSDL champions Peake Villa once again reiterated the gulf in standards between the South and North Tipperary Leagues when they easily overcame their neighbours in Roscrea, in this one-sided Munster Junior Cup game on Sunday last.
It was a cold afternoon and a little foggy, with both teams eager to get going after the Christmas break. And it was the home side that started better, taking the lead in the 11th minute when David McNamara scored when he was put through by Michael Fitzgerald.

But that was as good as it got for the NTDL side. Villa upped the tempo and were level seven minutes later when Darren McGuire put Pippy Carroll through, and the ace marksman made no mistake in finding the net.

The Thurles side hit the front in the 29th minute when Ronan McGuire fired home after being sent on his way by a brilliant Dale Loughnane pass.

And six minutes later Carroll got his second and his side’s third when Darragh Byrne turned provider to put him through on goal.

The TSDL side held this two-goal lead to the break and added a fourth goal just before the hour mark when Ronan McGuire got his second of the game, following another assist from Darragh Byrne.

Whatever chance Killavilla had of making a game of it was snuffed out three minutes later when Carroll secured his hat-trick, finishing off some excellent support play by Kieran Hennessy.

Totally in control now, a rampant Peake Villa team added three more goals in the final half an hour, with a Billy McCarthy strike and a Kieran Hennessy finish sandwiching a fourth goal by man of the match Pippy Carroll, mking the score 8-1, when the referee eventually blew the final whistle.