Wicklow 0-11 Tipperary 1-6: Dara O'Sullivan inspired 14-man Wicklow as they put in a gutsy final-quarter display to beat Tipperary at Aughrim yesterday.
Wicklow played the second half without John Paul Davis after he was sent off as the teams lined up after the break.
They had not played well up to the three-quarter stage, conceding a Benny Hickey goal and trailing by 0-6 to 1-5, before O'Sullivan scored three points to put them on the road to victory.
WICKLOW: R Hollingsworth; C Hyland, B Daly, K Manning; L Flynn, D Ó hAnnaidh, T Burke (0-2); J Stafford, D Dillon; D Smullen, W O'Callaghan, A Ellis (0-2); D O'Sullivan (0-4), P Earls, J Daniels (0-3, two frees). Subs: Gary Doran for D Ó hAnnaidh, yellow card, JP Davis for D Smullen, Brendan Ó hAnnaidh for K Manning.
TIPPERARY: P Fitzgerald; Damien Byrne (0-1), N Kelly, P King; R Costigan, B Lacey, C Maher; N Fitzgerald (0-1), E Hanrahan; G Bourke, K Mulryan, P Foley; David Byrne (0-1), B Hickey (1-1), P Cahill (1-1). Subs: S Murphy for P Foley, Seán Collum for N Fitzgerald, yellow card, I Barnes (0-1) for K Mulryan.
YELLOW CARDS: Wicklow: D O hAnnaidh; Tipperary: N Fitzpatrick RED CARD: Wicklow: JP Davis.
Referee: P Keogh (Armagh).
