Tipperary SHC semi-final: Toomevara 2-19 Moycarkey Borris 0-20 Two Darragh McCarthy goals inspired Toomevara past the challenge of Moycarkey Borris, and into their first Tipperary senior hurling final since 2008. The goals arrived in quickfire fashion just before the interval, giving Toomevara a 2-9 to 0-11 lead at that stage. An Eoghan Hayes inspired Moycarkey Borris pushed hard in the second half, reducing the lead to two points with ten minutes to go but Ken Dunne’s Toomevara side rose to the challenge, with Kevin and Darragh McCarthy steering them home.
The sides went point for point in the first fifteen minutes before three-in-a-row from Moycarkey Borris gave them the most comprehensive lead of the day, 0-10 0-7 after 22 minutes. Centre back and captain Eoghan Hayes was prominent in their strong start, while the evergreen Kieran Morris also chipped in with two rousing points from play. Centre forward Kevin McCarthy kept Toomevara in touch with three from play while his namesake Mark swung over a trademark sideline.
But it was the third McCarthy, Darragh, who did the most damage of all. Toome’s young talisman had been relatively quiet up to that stage but he exploded into life in decisive fashion. For his first, he showed pace and strength to break away from the close attention of Tom Ryan.
His shot had a lethal combination of top-spin and power, ensuring goalkeeper Rhys Shelly stood no chance. He followed it up with a second seven minutes later, finishing after a nea.