Ballinhassig outgunned in second half of Munster final against Boherlahan Dualla
The Ballinhassig camogie team before their Munster final.
Ballinhassig had no answer to a powerful second-half performance from Boherlahan-Dualla in the AIB Munster Intermediate Camogie final in Cappamore.
The winners will now face the champions of Leinster, either Kildare's Naas or Westmeath's Clonkill.
With only two points between the sides at the interval, Ballinhassig looked to be in with a serious chance of lifting the provincial title. However, they never really got into the contest in the second half.
Unable to break down the Tipperary defence, they managed just three second-half scores, including a late goal from a penalty, which Caitriona Collins converted.
Indeed, two sucker punches, with goals on 42 minutes and another with five minutes remaining dampened their chances considerably.
It was the Tipperary champions who made the better start, leading by 0-4 to 0-0 after five minutes, with Tipperary minor star Abbie Horgan outstanding.
However, a minute later, Collins had Ballinhassig right back in the contest when she scored a brilliant individual goal.
A double strike from Susie Delaney saw the Tipperary side lead by 0-6 to 1-1 after 14 minutes, as Collins again proved effective in front of goal for the Cork side.
Ballinhassig took a grip on the game over the next 12 minutes, as Collins, aided by her cousin, narrowed the deficit to a single point.
A double strike from Horgan put three points between the sides as half-time approached, but a superb strike from Grace Healy left the score at the break at 1-9 to 1-7.
Ballinhassig needed to get on the scoreboard early in the second half, but it was Horgan who added two early points to the Premier side's tally.
A Collins free left three points between the sides on 39 minutes, but the Tipperary champions pushed on, adding a goal and two points to their tally to lead by 2-13 to 1-8 with eight minutes remaining.
Ballinhassig, to their credit, battled hard over the remaining minutes.
Another 1-1 for the Tipperary side saw them over the line, despite Ballinhassig scoring a late penalty.
A Horgan 0-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), S Delaney, C Horgan 1-3 each, A Murphy 1-0, D Ryan 0-1.
C Collins 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5 f), E Collins 0-2, G Healy 0-1.
M Fryday; L Maher, S McLoughlin, L Kavanagh; E Gleeson, S Delaney, P Quirke; E Ryan, A O'Donnell; N Dwan, C Horgan, D Ryan; S Delaney, A Murphy, A Horgan.
E Horgan for D Ryan (55), A Kennedy, M Ryan and M Hickey for A Murphy, L Kavanagh and E Ryan (60).
S Leahy; M Healy, T Healy, A Casey; A Cottrell, M Lombard, A Cussen; E Casey, E Collins; D Coomey, E O'Sullivan, G Healy; E Jordan, C Collins, A Lombard.
E Deasy for A Casey (24), C Crowley and G Collins for D Coomey and E Jordan (40), A Dennehy for M Healy (57), F Cullinane for E Casey (59).
D McKenna (Limerick).
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