Clancy stars in Corofin title victory

Corofin 3-10   Clondegad 2-4

VETERAN Colm Clancy contributed 1-3 as Corofin captured the Division 7 football league title at Éire Óg on Monday.
Corofin and Clondegad had drawn in the championship a week earlier and another close contest was expected. Corofin put down a marker in the opening half when they raced into a 13 point lead helped by goals from Colm Clancy from a penalty and Jason O’Connor who found the net twice.
Clondegad did improve after the break but the gap was too great and a well-balanced Corofin who had a good mix of youth and experience, won the day.
After the game, Clare GAA chairman Michael O’Neill presented the trophy to the winning captain, Sean O’Loughlin

Corofin: Paul Moroney; Ronnie Meere, Sean O’Loughlin, Gary Tierney; Donnacda Egan, Keith O’Loughlin, Brian McGauran; Patrick Ryan, Jamie Malone (0-1); Pio O’Brien, Brian Halpin (0-2), Colm Turner (0-1); Gearóid Kelly (0-2), Colm Clancy (1-3), Jason O’Connor (2-1).
Subs: Fiachra Daly for O’Brien; Stephen Gilligan for Turner; Sean Daly for Meere; Patrick Daly for O’Connor.
Clondegad: Liam Deasy; Flan Enright, Rory Longe, Mark Quinn; Eamonn Griffin, Martin Lynch, Joe Nealon; Shane O’Neill, Alan Carigg; Barry Coffey (1-0), Colm Gavin (0-1), Ray Flannery; Charlie McCarthy, Colm Quinlivan (1-2), Dermot Gavin (0-1).
Subs: Eddie Murphy for Carigg; Kieran McCarthy for D Gavin; Jimmy Conlon for Longe; Stephen Enright for C Gavin; Michael McCarthy for Murphy.
Referee: Damian Fox, Wolfe Tones.