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Eoin Hurley, who scored six points for Newcastle West against Effin on Sunday, pictured here in action against Granagh-Ballingarry in the Limerick Premier IHC | PICTURE: Keith Wiseman
GOALS from Bryan Nix and Cathal Hayes proved to be the difference as Newcastle West secured a well-deserved but hard-fought 2-19 to 0-19 victory over Effin in their Lyons of Limerick premier intermediate hurling championship clash in Feenagh on Sunday evening.
Level on five separate occasions in the opening half hour, it was the Magpies that held the narrowest of leads at the half-time break, 1-9 to 0-11, before Derry McMahon's charges outscored their rivals by five points in the second half to secure the victory.
Eoin Hurley topscored for Newcastle West with six points, while the impressive Paddy O'Donovan, watched on by Limerick manager John Kiely in the crowd, gave Effin a fighting chance with a return of 0-10, more than over half of his side's total.
It was Effin who started brighter in this top of the table Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship clash, edging into a three-point lead, 0-4 to 0-1, inside eight minutes thanks to early points from O'Donovan, Ruairí O'Connor, Conor Kearney, and Cillian O'Riordan.
Newcastle West were, however, back level by the 10th minute, thanks to quick-fire scores from Con Hayes and Brian Foley.
Two minutes later it was advantage Newcastle West when Bryan Nix found the net after a Brian Hurley point had point the eventual winners ahead for the first time.
Effin responded well however and were level three more times before half time before a late Hurley free gave Newcastle West a one-point advantage at the break.
After the restart, both sides were level twice more before Newcastle West opened up a three-point lead midway through the half.
When Cathal Hayes turned his marker to find the back of the net off the far post with just four minutes to go, it was the Magpies game to lose as the West Limerick men opened up a comfortable looking six-point lead against a tiring Effin side.
Both sides exchanged late points as Newcastle West held onto their six-point win to stay top of the Premier Intermediate round-robin table.
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