Morey’s goal seals victory for the ’Bridge

Sixmilebridge 1-13   Inagh-Kilnamona 0-13

A goal by Caimin Morey, four minutes from the end, following a long range free by goalkeeper Derek Fahy proved decisive in this Division 1A Clare Champion Cup tie played at O’Garney Park, Sixmilebridge on Sunday afternoon.

 

On a day when the sides were level on three occasions, a share of the spoils looked likely until Morey struck for the game’s only goal.
The home side held a one-point advantage at the break when the score was 0-7 to 0-6. Within a minute of the resumption they were level thanks to a Ger Arthur effort and Conor Tierney then scored an excellent point to put the visitors into the lead.
Three in a row had the Bridge ahead ten minutes into the half but like scores from Shane Griffin, Ger Arthur and Sean Devitt had Inagh-Kilnamona back in front with nine minutes remaining.
The loss of substitute Sean Devitt and full back Brian Glynn was a blow to the visitors while the home side also were dealt a blow with the loss of John Fennessy.
Inagh-Kilnamona fought back after Morey’s goal to cut the lead to the minimum as the game went into injury time but a brace of Niall Gilligan points, the first a superb effort from play, sealed victory for the home side.

Sixmilebridge: Derek Fahy; Trevor Purcell, Tadhg Keogh, Paul Fitzpatrick; Noel Purcell, Kevin Lynch, John Fennessy; Robert Conlon, Pa Sheehan; Rory Shanahan, Niall Gilligan, Shane Golden; Danny Morey, Caimin Morey, Alan Mulready.
Subs: Ronan Mullane for Mulready; Brian Carey for T Purcell; Anthony Liddane for Fennessy (inj).
Inagh-Kilnamona: Patrick Kelly; Milo Keane, Brian Glynn, Dermot Lynch; Jamie Davin, Ronan O’Looney, Colm Pilkington; Tonas Kelly, Paul O’Looney; Damian Lafferty, Cathal Lafferty, Shane Griffin; Ger Arthur, Conor Tierney, Haulie Vaughan.
Subs: Brian Foudy for O’Looney (inj); Sean Devitt for D Lafferty; Stephen Toomey for Devitt (inj); Gary Lafferty for Glynn.

Clooney-Quin 4-17   Tulla 2-15

Clooney-Quin proved too strong for neighbours Tulla in this league tie played on Friday evening in Tulla.
The home side got off to a flying start racing into a 1-2 to 0-0 lead with the goal coming from Trevor Vaughan. Clooney-Quin came storming back and a goal from Michael Daffy helped them to lead at the end of the first quarter. Further goals from Peter Duggan and Mike McNamara helped the winners to lead at the break, 3-8 to 1-8.
Points were exchanged early in the second half before a Dara Hannon goal extended the winners lead. Shortly before the full time whistle, Tulla had their second goal but it was too late to prevent Clooney-Quin from taking the points.

Clooney-Quin: Damian O’Halloran; Padraig Ward, Joe O’Loughlin, Brian McInerney; Ruairi McNamara, Donnacda Murphy, Aidan Daffy; Conor Harrisson, John Earls; Peter Duggan, Mike McNamara, Fergal Lynch; Mike Daffy, Cathal Egan, Dara Hannon.
Subs: Shane McNamara for A Daffy; Ryan Taylor for Egan; Ritchie Hennessy for Earls; Ian Colleran for Hannon; Sean Ward for M McNamara.
Tulla: Ciaran Brennan; John Fahy, Sean Torpey, Colm Halpin; Damian Noonan, Paul Lynch, Brian Lynch; David McInerney, Patrick Minogue; Trevor Vaughan, Philip Brennan, Niall Bolton; Cathal Dinan, Cathal Bolton, Felix Hegarty.
Sub: Mark Lynch for Halpin.

Clonlara 1-16   Clarecastle 1-11

Clonlara returned to winning ways when they overcame Clarecastle in this tie at Clonlara. Excellent scoretaking by Cathal O’Connell played a bit part in this victory for the league leaders but Clarecastle followers will wonder what the final outcome might have been had they not lost Conor Plunkett and Derek Quinn to injury in the second half.
Clarecastle were a point in front when O’Connell got through for his side’s goal that gave them a lead they held to the finish.
Clarecastle’s goal came from an Eamonn Callinan free.

Clonlara: Ger O’Connell; Shane O’Brien, Domhnaill O’Donovan, Patrick Clancy; Paul Nihill, Nicky O’Connell, Oisin O’Brien; Cormac O’Donovan, Ronan Carey; Pat O’Hare, Jason Murphy, Thomas Gillen; Colm Galvin, Tomas O’Donovan, Cathal O’Connell.
Subs: Thomas Begley for Gillen; Paul Barry for T O’Donovan, John Conlon for O’Hare.
Clarecastle: Donogh Murphy; Seanie Moloney, Mark McNamara, Kevin Clohessy; Danny Scanlan, Conor Plunkett, Patrick Kelly; Garrett Barry, Jamie O’Connor; Derek Quinn, Eric Flynn. Jonathon Clancy; Adam Healy, Kieran O’Dwyer, Seanie Talty.
Subs: Eamonn Callinan for Healy; David Greene for O’Dwyer; Dara Moloney for O’Connor; Andrew Page for Quinn; Niall Dunne for Plunkett.

 

Cratloe 4-12   Crusheen 1-13

Cratloe eased their relegation worries with this win over Crusheen at the county champions venue on Saturday evening.
Cratloe took control from the outset and despite losing Paudge Collins to injury, they had a comfortable lead at half time.
The game marked the return to the Cratloe colours of Gearóid Considine and he scored two goals in this tie. The other goalscorers for the winners were Padraig Chaplin and Barry Gleeson.

Crusheen: Donal Tuohy; John Brigdale, Cronan Dillon, Alan Brigdale; Rory Halpin, Ciaran O’Doherty, Cathal Dillon; Tony Meaney, Alan Tuohy; Fergus Kennedy, Joe Meaney, Gearóid O’Donnell; Conor O’Donnell, Paddy Meaney, Sean Weir.
Subs: Dara O’Doherty for Weir; Padraic O’Malley for P Meaney; Shaun Dillon for Tuohy; Jason Greene for Halpin.
Cratloe: Shane Gleeson; John O’Gorman, Barry Duggan, Enda Boyce; Patrick O’Gorman, Liam Markham, Michael Hawes; Sean Collins, Conor Ryan; Padraig Chaplin, David O’Gorman, Thomas O Connor; Aidan Browne, Paudge Collins, Barry Gleeson.
Subs: Gearóid Considine for Collins (inj); Kevin Browne for O’Connor; Tomas Ryan for Markham.

Newmarket 1-15   Whitegate 0-8

When Whitegate went to the break leading by the odd point in 15, a surprise looked to be on the cards at the East Clare venue on Saturday.
However, the visitors stepped up a gear in the second half and helped by a goal from Mike McInerney they got the upperhand.
Enda Barret at centre-back, his brother David at centre-forward and midfielder Eoin Hayes caused a lot of problems for a Whitegate side that was short a number of regulars.

Newmarket: Darren Duggan; Eoin O’Brien, Stephen Kelly, Padraig Kilmartin; Niall O’Connor, Enda Barrett, Alan Barrett; Eoin Hayes, Noel Frawley; Enda Kelly, David Barrett, Ronan Goode; Mike McInerney, Colin Ryan, James Liddy.
Subs: Liam Clancy for E Kelly; Shane O’Brien Jnr for Goode.
Whitegate: Andrew Fahy; Paul O’Rourke, John Bugler, Kieran Gibbons; Colin Burke, Jason Malone, Trevor Kelly; Patrick Minogue, Michael Dooley; Gary McClearn, John Minogue, Paddy Burke; Terence Fahy, Enda Durack, Ger Muggivan.
Sub: Keelan McNamara for T Fahy.