Quinlan’s injury-time goal earns O’Curry’s their first win

O’Curry’s  2-9

Cratloe  1-11

FULL-back Ollie Quinlan proved to be O’Curry’s hero in this Division 2 League game played at Clareabbey on Saturday evening.

With the game in injury time and his side trailing by two points, he threw caution to the wind and moved up field as the West Clare outfit launched one last attack.
Quinlan was involved in the move and continue to move forward, providing options for his team mates. When the ball broke free on the 14m line, the full-back was there to pos drill it to the net.
There was time for no more and when the final whistle sounded, the men from the peninsula were in front and had secured their first win of the campaign.
Helped by a goal from David Collins, the Cratloe men led at the break, 1-6 to 0-6.
The main scorers in that opening half were Pádraig Chaplin for Cratloe and Eoin Troy for the eventual winners.
Troy scored his team’s first goal from the penalty spot but, despite this, Cratloe looked to be heading for victory as they held a two-point advantage with the game heading into injury time. Then Quinlan struck for the vital score, which saw his side move off the bottom of the table.
Pádraig Chaplin kicked six points for the Cratloe men, while Troy hit six for the winners in addition to their first goal.

O’Curry’s: PJ Greene; Paul Roche, Ollie Quinlan, Declan Walsh; Eoin Brew, Sean Haugh, Tom Downes; Ger Quinlan, Derek Troy; Damian Carmody, Eoin Troy, Sean Murphy; James Troy, Damian Clohessy, Michael Carmody.
Sub: Shane Keane for Walsh.
Cratloe: Pierce De Loughrey; David Ryan, Barry Duggan, Joe Conroy; Sean Chaplin, Enda Boyce, Ogie Murphy; Kevin Browne, Conor Earley; Sean Hynan, Pádraig Chaplin, Shane O’Leary; David Collins, Barry Gleeson, Gearóid Ryan.
Subs: Dean De Loughrey for Ogie (inj); Shane Gleeson for B Gleeson.

St Breckan’s  1-6

Clondegad  0-9

DONAL Howley scored the game’s only goal, shortly before the full-time whistle, to earn St Breckan’s their first league point of the season. There wasn’t much between the sides in this tie played at Lisdoonvarna on Saturday evening. Both sides finished with 14 players after the sending off of Gearóid O’Connell (Clondegad) and Sean Cormican (St Breckan’s).
Both sides were also short some key players due to injury with Clondegad without the influential Gary Brennan.
The visitors looked to be heading for their third win of the campaign until Howley’s goal tied up the game.

St Breckan’s: John McDonagh; Liam Tierney, Daniel Carey, Stephen Nagley; Declan Stack, Sean Cormican, Dale Masterson; Michael Keating, Conor Howley; John Carey, Conor Cormican, Cian O’Flaherty; John Stack, Tony Shannon, Donal Howley.
Subs: Neil Hawes for C Howley; Graham O’Neill for J Carey.
Clondegad: Declan Flynn; Cormac Ryan, Paddy Breen, Brian Murphy; Tadhg Lynch, Conor Gavin, Francie Nealon; Brian Carigg, Shane Brennan; Gearóid O’Connell, Eoin Griffin, Francie O’Reilly; Paudge McMahon, Colm Quinlivan, Stephen Enright.
Subs: James Murphy for Griffin; Eoin Donlon for Enright.

Shannon Gaels  1-5

Kilrush  1-4

SHANNON Gaels scored a narrow win over Kilrush in Round 3 of the Garry Cup last Friday night. Played in difficult weather conditions in Kilrush, the winners led 1-1 to 0-1 at half-time. Full-forward Nigel Hehir scored the Shannon Gaels goal in the first half, with Shane Tubridy adding a point.
Padjoe McGrath was the only Kilrush man on target in the first half.
Kilrush full-forward Jim Young scored his side’s goal in the second half and added a brace of points, while John Hayes completed their scoring for the evening.
Shane Tubridy (0-3) and Pádraig Neylon, accounted for the winners four second-half points.

Shannon Gaels: Keith Ryan; Cathal O’Neill, John Neylon, Brian Bermingham; Eugene Flanagan, John Bermingham, Micheál Lorigan; Noel Kennedy, Michael O’Donoghue; Pádraig Neylon, David Neylon, Shane Tubridy; Martin Tubridy, Nigel Hehir, Michael Coughlan.
Sub: Diarmuid Lorigan for Martin Tubridy.
Kilrush: Tony Burke, Niall Gilbride, Chris Dixon, Niall Clancy; Niall Brennan, Cian Murray, Matthew Moloney; Danny Lynch, John Hayes; Stephen Sweeney, Seán Madigan, Con O’Brien; Padjoe McGrath, Jim Young, Rory O’Connor.
Referee: Michael Talty.

Kildysart   0-7

Kilmurry-Ibrickane  1-4

A LATE point from a Gary Sexton free helped Kilmurry-Ibrickane to draw with Kildysart in Quilty last weekend in Quilty. The result meant that Kildysart dropped their first Garry Cup points of the current campaign.
The teams were level at 0-3 each at half-time. Kilmurry, playing into the breeze, soon led 0-6 to 0-3 but Kildysart fought back with scores from Ger Kelly, Keith Murphy, Brian O’Sullivan and Keith O’Connor.
Kildysart led by a point going into injury time but Kilmurry equalised.

Kildysart: Liam Griffin; John Guinnane, Shane McNeilis, Kieran Ayers; John Clancy, Brian Ayers, Michael Eustace; Neil O’Connor, Keith O’Connor (0-1); Christy Clancy (0-1), Brian O’Sullivan (0-2), Ian Slobody; Brian Moloney (0-1), Keith Murphy (0-1) Damian Murtagh.
Subs: Ger Kelly (0-1) for Christy Clancy; Niall Guinnane for Brian Moloney; John Murtagh for Damien Murtagh.
Kilmurry-Ibrickane: Darragh Pender; Thomas Doherty, John Willie Sexton, Conor Doherty; Thomas Lernihan, Brendan O’Neill, Mark Moloney; Gary Donnellan, John McNamara; Thomas Greene, Colm Donnellan, Gary Sexton; Diarmuid Downes, Michael Frawley, Keith Sexton.
Subs: Seamus Lynch for Diarmuid Downes, Niall McGann for Gary Sexton.