Parteen scrape through intermediate battle with Feakle

Parteen  0-15   Feakle  0-14

Reduced to 14 men early in the second quarter when Colm Naughton picked up a second yellow card, Feakle still managed to put up a brave battle against a fancied Parteen side in this intermediate championship first-round game.

Indeed, the South East Clare side had to rely on an injury-time free from David Small to secure victory in a tie that ended in some ­controversy, which referee Flan O’Reilly is expected to detail in his report.
Feakle led by two points at the break, 0-8 to 0-6, having played with the aid of the breeze. Early in the second half, Parteen got back on terms.
They then hit the front but ­Feakle levelled and a draw looked likely as the game went into injury time. David Small then scored his ninth point of the afternoon to seal victory for the South East Clare outfit.

 

Parteen: Alan Murnane; Jason Smith, Paul O’Dwyer, David O’Sullivan; Colm O’Connell, Phil Lavin, Pat Campion; Darragh Yelverton, James Long; Noel Bridgeman, Ivan Conway (0-4), Padraic O’Connor; David Small (0-9), Joe O’Connor (0-2), Brian McSweeney.
Subs: Martin Moroney for I Conway (inj).
Feakle: Eibhear Quilligan; Alan Hogan, Henry Hayes, Peter Collins; Ger Hanrahan (0-2), Colm Naughton, Francis O’Grady; Cillian Bane, Eoin Tuohy; Gary Guilfoyle (0-8), Colin Nelson (0-2), Oisín Donnellan; Shane McGrath (0-2), Raymond Bane, Cathal Collins.
Subs: Justin Nelson for R Bane; Tom Moroney for C Collins.

Corofin 1-14   Killanena  2-10

Corofin had to pull out all the stops before emerging from this first-round tie against Killanena with a one-point win at Tubber on Saturday. After a disappointing league campaign, Killanena stepped up considerably in form for this one. They welcomed back Mark Flaherty for his first game in almost a year following a cruciate knee injury. Normally a forward, he played in goals, taking over from the injured David Noone.
Corofin led by five points at half-time, 0-11 to 1-3, David McNamara scoring Killanena’s opening goal in the first 10 minutes. Killanena fought back to level in the third quarter before Corofin pulled four clear with time almost up.
Killanena’s second goal came from a Mark Flaherty 20m free in the final minute.

Corofin: Paddy Burke; Brendan Keane, Donnacda Kelleher, Eamonn Dunne; Martin Tierney, Keith O’Loughlin, Damian Ryan; Neil Killeen, Jamie Malone; John Keane, Eamonn Malone, Killian Neylon; Gary Tierney, Kevin Heagney, Declan Stack.
Subs: Gearóid Kelly for G Tierney; Declan Lee for Stack.
Killanena: Mark Flaherty; Francis McNamara, Joe Clancy, Barry Noone; Pat Noone, Martin Glynn, Alan McNamara; Michael Noone, Eoin McMahon; Michael Noonan, Noel Sheedy, Pádraig Brady; Colin McNamara, David McNamara, Todd Kelsey.
Subs: Stephen McMahon for Noonan; John Noonan for Sheedy; Paul McArthur for Francis McNamara and Shane Moroney for Colin McNamara.

Ruan  1-19   Bodyke  2-9

Beaten finalists for the past two years, Ruan, made a winning start to the championship when they accounted for Bodyke at Shannon on Saturday.
Ruan were four points clear at half-time and while Bodyke kept the pressure on, the winners were always that bit ahead. Aidan Lynch was their goalscorer while Bodyke’s goals came from Kieran Walsh from a 20m free and Brian O’Grady.

Ruan: Pakie Roughan; Gary Bell, Niall O’Connor, Leon Quirke; Killian Ryan, Jonathon Clohessy, Darragh Roughan; Tadhg Hanrahan, Eoin Hanrahan; Alan Bell, Colin Donoghue, Caimin Howard; Patrick Keegan, Aidan Lynch, Brendan Lyons.
Subs: Robbie O’Loughlin for A Bell; John Punch for Keegan.
Bodyke: Seamus Ryan; Keith O’Donnell, Caimin Treacy, Gavin Moroney; Colin Molloy, Kieran Walsh, Oisín Molloy; PJ Kelleher, Stephen Madden; Brian O’Grady, Colm Madden, Ivan McNamara; Patrick Fitzgerald, Fergus Slattery, Shane Walsh.
Sub: Eanna Doyle for Slattery.

Ennistymon 1-11   Meelick  0-11

Playing with the aid of the breeze in the first half, Ennistymon took control and when the half-time whistle sounded they were 1-8 to 0-3 ahead. Declan Sexton scored the game’s only goal shortly before the short whistle and this proved to be a vital score.
In the second half, Meelick fought back strongly but the North Clare side held firm with impressive displays from Declan Sexton, Darren Mullins, Sean Driscoll, Michael McDonagh and Michael Organ.

Ennistymon: Cathal McDonagh; Michael Devitt, Kevin Scales, Enda Ralph; Michael Organ, Michael McDonagh, Liam Driscoll; Brian McDonagh, Sean Driscoll; Tommy Hogan, Cathal Malone, Dave Kenneally; Declan Sexton, Pádraig Kelleher, Darren Mullins.
Subs: Pádraig Brennan for T Hogan and Brendan Hogan for D Sexton.
Meelick: Roy Duffy; Jim White, Alan Markham, Eanna Mulvihill; Stephen Hayes, Damian Moloney, Bobby Sherlock; Andrew White, Darragh Quinn; Sean O’Connor, Adam Sherlock, Gary Callinan; Kenneth Keane, Ger Markham, Shane Daly.

Crusheen  3-9   Sixmilebridge  0-13

Goals proved important in this game played at Tulla on Sunday when Crusheen managed three, which helped them to a good victory over a Sixmilebridge side that was short a number of players.
Indeed, the absence of Sixmilebridge players, who are part of the Clare minor panel, is believed to be a cause of anger within the club and may well be the subject of a meeting between the club and Clare GAA officials. As it was, Sixmilebridge missed many chances, both from play and frees, which proved costly. Goals from Philip O’Donnell, after good work by Patrick O’Grady, and Dara O’Doherty helped the winners to lead 2-4 to 0-6 at the interval. Youen Horner scored their third goal shortly before the final whistle.

Crusheen: David McMahon; Donal Dillon, Conor O’Loughlin, Tony McMahon; Rory Halpin, Shaun Dillon, Briain Dillon; Alan Tuohy (0-1), Jason Greene (0-1); Youen Horner (1-1), Thomas Vaughan, Philip O’Donnell (1-0); Niall Fitzgibbon, Patrick O’Grady, Dara O’Doherty (1-6).
Sub: Donal Wylde for B Dillon (inj).
Sixmilebridge: Pa Freeman; Ger Quilligan, Eoin Quinn, Kevin Phelan; Jonathon Downes, Tommy Morey, Sean Stack; David O’Connor (0-2), Anthony Liddane (0-2); Adrian Chaplin, Sam O’Sullivan (0-3), Errol Tuohy;  Rory Liddane, Stiofan Fitzpatrick, Tommy Liddy (0-6).
Subs: Darragh Fitzgerald for R Liddane and Eanna Burns for Tuohy.

Ogonnelloe  1-13   Newmarket  1-12

The result of this game, played at Kilkishen on Sunday, was in doubt right up to the final whistle. Ogonnelloe led by six points at half-time, 1-8 to 0-5, with their goal coming from Ozer McMahon.
Newmarket fought back strongly in the second half when the big talking point was the disallowing of a Seanie Arthur goal with about 10 minutes remaining.
Ogonnelloe finished with 14 men after Patrick Barton was sent off. They had impressive displays from Colm Forde, Peter O’Brien, Peter English, Thomas Condon, Barry Kiely and Ozer McMahon.

Ogonnelloe: Eoin Sheedy; Sean Kikkers, Michael Costelloe, Colm Forde; John O’Bren, Peter O’Brien, Peter English; Daniel Cunnane, Thomas Condon; Henry Mooney, Barry Kiely, Ozer McMahon; Robert Dreelin, Patrick Barton, Rory Skelly.
Sub: Michael Noel Bugler for Dreelin and Joseph Mooney for Skellys.
Newmarket: Ian Mulcahy; Eoin McInerney, Brian Clancy, Seamus Meehan; Martin Frawley, Brian McMahon, Brendan Mullins; Shane Liddy, Alan McInerney; Neil Ryan, Paul McInerney, Jim McInerney; Paudie Hayes, Dominick McMahon, Liam Clancy.
Subs: Seanie Arthur for Hayes and Donogh Keogh for P McInerney.