All-Ireland MHC semi-final: Tipperary 5-18 Cork 2-19Chris Dunne bagged 3-5 as Tipperary staged a three-goal final-quarter comeback to overwhelm Cork and reach their third All-Ireland minor hurling final in five years.The final scoreline was deceptive as the Munster champions trailed by four after 46 minutes before outgunning the Rebels by 3-8 to 0-5 down the stretch in front of 2,505 fans at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.Backed by the wind, Cork soon racked up 1-3 without reply, with Bobby Power, who compiled 2-8 across the hour, blasting to the net. Their four-point lead would flip as Tipp blitzed Cork for 2-2 between the 21st and 24th minutes.Éanna Tucker tapped in a rebound after KJ Dunne was denied by Marley Walsh, and when Chris Dunne’s bouncer was saved, he robbed the sliotar back to spark the vocal Tipp crowd to life again.With a matter of seconds, Conall Morrisson had added the next two points to make it 2-7 to 1-6.They led 2-8 to 1-9 at half-time and Chris Dunne’s second sideline cut helped Tipp push three clear.His next free, a close-range goal effort, was saved by full back Finn Cahill and Cork countered for a Sam McCarthy point. That proved a turning point as they soon made it 1-4 without reply with Power firing a rocket into the far top corner. McCarthy made it 2-14 to 2-10 at the three-quarter mark.Tipp substitute Josh Moroney revived his side by stitching the sliotar to the corner of the net and goal-hungry Tipp found the lead in the 52nd minute when Chris Dunne somehow magicked up a bullet finish from the tightest of angles to make it 4-10 to 2-15.Chris Dunne then robbed a Cork defender and rifled his hat-trick goal to the far corner as they pushed out their lead to 5-10 to 2-16.Tipp would then fire the last six points in a row, with three in quick succession from Tucker.TIPPERARY: E Connolly; C Ryan, D Groome, C Collins; T McLoughlin, J Finn, O Kennedy; S Ryan (0-1), H Healy; C Kennedy (0-1), C Morrisson (0-4), É Tucker (1-4); Z O’Keeffe (0-1), C Dunne (3-5, 2f, 2sl), KJ Dunne (0-1). Subs: J Moroney (1-1) for O’Keeffe (42 mins); C Gantley for Healy (60); S Burke for S Ryan (60+1); R McGrath for C Dunne (60+5).CORK: M Walsh; J Batterberry, F Cahill, N Coffey; E Considine, D Nolan, L O’Regan (0-1); A Hennessey, S McHugh (0-1); C Murphy (0-1), S Riordan (0-2), R Cagney (0-2); C Coffey (0-1), S McCarthy (0-3), B Power (2-8, 7f). Subs: T McCarthy for Murphy (39 mins); C Barry for S McCarthy (56); C Ronayne for Cagney (60+1).Referee: N Malone (Clare).
Chris Dunne hat-trick helps goal-hungry Tipperary down Cork and book spot in minor hurling final
Tipperary scored three goals in the final 15 minutes with Dunne finishing with a personal tally of 3-5
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