Ennistymon bridge 16-year gap

Ennistymon CBS 6-12   St Caimin’s 0-4

Last won in 1997, a 16-year gap was bridged for Ennistymon CBS when they recorded a comprehensive victory in the Clare Colleges Senior Football Championship final played in Gurteen on Thursday.

Ennistymon were off the mark early on with a Barry Keating free. Some lovely approach play by Ennistymon CBS ended with a wonderful point by Micheál Duffy coming in off the right wing.

A tight first half ended with Ennistymon ahead by four points with the score at 0-7 to 0-3.

The second half opened with a brace of Ennistymon goals including a wonderful finish from Keelan Sexton after some very good link up play. Further goals from Barry Keating and Micheál Duffy ensured a victory for Ennistymon CBS.

Ennistymon CBS: Sean Noonan (Ennistymon); Cathal Nagle (Ennistymon), Darren Nagle (Liscannor), Adam Ralph (Ennistymon); Daire Crowe (Ennistymon), Kevin Hehir (Inagh Kilnamona), Keith Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane); Mattie Kinch (Ennistymon), David McCarthy (Inagh Kilnamona); Aaron Murrihy (Kilmurry Ibrickane), Keelan Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane), James McConigley (Inagh Kilnamona); Barry Keating (Inagh-Kilnamona), Micheál Duffy (Kilfenora), Michael Leigh (Ennistymon).
Subs: Dean Fitzgerald (Corofin), Seamie Parra Heran (Miltown), Joe Gallagher (Inagh-Kilnamona), Ciarán Morrissey (Kilmurry Ibrickane), Michael Greene (Miltown), Michael Davenport (Ennistymon), Shane Doyle (Ennistymon).
St Caimin’s: Eoin O’Kelly (Cratloe); Ritchie Murray (Cratloe), Andy Shanagher (Wolfe Tones), Dominick Costigan (Cratloe); Brian O’Connor (Wolfe Tones), Shane O’Leary (Cratloe), Jason McMahon (Wolfe Tones); James Freeman (Newmarket), James Warren (Newmarket); Michael Hasty (Wolfe Tones), Jason McNally (Wolfe Tones), David O’Brien (Wolfe Tones); Jamie Arthur (Cratloe), Shane Gleeson (Cratloe), Mark Quinn (Cratloe).
Subs: Dean Devanney (Wolfe Tones) for McMahon; Kevin Justice (Wolfe Tones) for McNally; James Hickey (Cratloe) for Arthur.