Limerick Dominate Cork in League Final

0:00On April 5th, Limerick are dominating the Alliance Hurling League Division 1, a final against Cork at the Gaelic grounds, leading 117 to 1, 12 with just 5 minutes left. Aaron Galaine's stunning goal midway through the first half put the Shannon Siders in control early, while Aiden O'Connor has been ice cold from freeze, nailing most of his chances. Cork got a lifeline with Brian Hayes' freak goal off an intercepted pass around the 8th minute, and they mounted a strong 5-back late in the first half, cutting the gap to 3 at half time, 1-13 to 1-10. Subs like Gurmillerick came on to spark them, with points from Connolly and Fitzgiven keeping it tight. Fans are buzzing over Limerick's defense holding firm against Cork's goal threats, though O'Connor missed a couple of tough freeze that had everyone, holding breath. It's a rematch by from last year's Monster Final, where Cork edited on penalties, but Limerick's sharpshooting from Heigarty, English, and Burns has shut that down today. Into injury time now, Limerick subbed Peter Casey and held off a melee at the 35th minute

1:04that saw yellows flashed, but no goals. Cork's patcher Collins made a huge save early, but Limerick's attack just keeps flowing with long-range rockets. With the clock ticking, Limerick looks set to claim the silverware and head into Monster with momentum, while Cork fight to the last puck.