Limerick SHC: Doon 4-14 Patrickswell 0-20 Four different goals from four different goalscorers gave Doon a precious victory over Patrickswell to pile the pressure on their winless rivals after two rounds of the Limerick SHC. While far from a vintage display by Derek McGrath’s charges, this was one laden with moments of brilliance that left Ciaran Carey’s Patrickswell chasing the clash for much of the second half. They backed up last weeks narrow win over Kilmallock with a patchy but overall effective 60 minutes of hurling.
As well as picking out the top corner for his own goal, star man Adam English also laid on a brace of passes for two more as his electrifying pace proved too much for the experienced Well rearguard. In truth, a dozen wides, shared equally in either half hurt the well – many of those at key moments when the game was very much a contest. But once more, their opposition found scores from many avenues, but the late goals from Darragh O’Donovan and Chris Thomas swung this game Doon’s way.
Chasing a maiden Daly Cup, Doon had eight different scorers in that opening half, including each of the starting forwards. Among those was the impressive Kevin Maher (0-2) who started in place of the injured Pat Ryan. The opening goal was a thing of beauty, and perhaps a dream for the coaching team.
Barry Murphy forced a turnover, and passed to Adam English – his pace unmatched – he centred for Darragh Stapleton who caught neatly and finished beyond the onrushing .