BREAKING: Late drama sees Nenagh CBS strike late to clinch Harty Cup final spot

TUS Munster PPS Dr Harty Cup Semi-Final

Nenagh CBS 1-18

Thurles CBS 0-20

A last-gasp Eoghan Doughan free in the fifth minute of added time claimed a famous victory for Nenagh CBS, dethroning a valiant Thurles CBS in an enthralling Dr Harty Cup semi-final in Templederry.

In a game where the sides were level ten times, this game will be remembered as one of the most entertaining and high-quality Tipperary schools derby games ever, and as expected in the build-up, it went right down to the wire in front of a packed Templederry GAA grounds.

With the sides deadlocked after two of the allotted three minutes of stoppage time - after Jack Cahill’s late free found the target - the game broke into a complete frenzy with bodies all over the the sliotar in a ruck in the Nenagh half of the pitch. 

It looked as though match referee Joe Mullins was going to take the option of extra time when he blew for the sliotar, but he did proceed to throw the ball in. Nenagh gathered the ball and somehow delivered a long ball into Patrick Hackett who won the decisive free with time all but up.

Moneygall sharpshooter Eoghan Doughan had nailed nearly everything presented to him up to that moment, and with the Thurles CBS supporters crying loudly, he showed massive minerals to steady down and float over the winner and send his side into a second Harty Cup in three years.

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Scorers: Nenagh CBS: Eoghan Doughan (0-12, 0-5f, 0-1 65), Eanna Tucker 1-0, Patrick Hackett 0-2, Paddy McCormack 0-1f, Hugo Healy, Paul Cahalan, Billy O’Brien all 0-1 each.

Thurles CBS: Jack Cahill (0-5, 0-2f, 0-2 sl-cuts), Cillian Minogue 0-4f, Tony Ryan, Tiarnan Ryan 0-3 each, Euan Murray, Chris Dunne, Eoghan Hickey, James Butler, Ryne Bargary all 0-1 each.

Nenagh CBS: Paddy McCormack (Moneygall); Diarmuid Fogarty (Kiladangan), Dara O'Dwyer (Kiladangan), Cormac Kennedy (Kilruane MacDonaghs); Johnny Grace (Burgess), Shane Cleary (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Emmet Jones (Nenagh Éire Óg); Austin Duff (Toomevara), Billy O'Brien (Nenagh Éire Óg); Patrick Ryan (Borris-Ileigh), Paul Cahalan (Burgess), Eoghan Doughan (Moneygall); Joe O'Dwyer (Burgess), Patrick Hackett (Toomevara), Eanna Tucker (Nenagh Éire Óg).

Subs used: Hugo Healy (Kilruane MacDonaghs) for Jones (HT); Rian McGrath (Kiladangan) for Cahalan (45); Luke McKeogh (Ballina) for J O’Dwyer (49); Tom Boland (Kiladangan) for Tucker (57).

Thurles CBS: Rory Crosse (Boherlahan Dualla); Toby Corbett (Upperchurch Drombane), Darragh Hickey (Emeralds, Urlingford), Conor Kennedy (Boherlahan Dualla); Danny Barry (Fethard), Ryne Bargary (Boherlahan Dualla), Sean Griffin (Upperchurch Drombane); Jack Cahill (Ballingarry), Euan Murray (Thurles Sarsfields); Tony Ryan (Killenaule), James Butler (Sean Treacys) Tiarnán Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill); Eoghan Hickey (Holycross Ballycahill),  Cillian Minogue (Thurles Sarsfields), Chris Dunne (Gortnahoe Glengoole).

Subs used: Conor Kennedy (Clonoulty Rossmore) for Dunne (46); Zach O’Keeffe (Holycross Ballycahill) for Hickey (49).

Referee: Joe Mullins (Clare)