Ugwueru Ikem where it hurts as Éire Óg march on to semi-finals

Munster Senior Club Football Championship Quarter-Final
Éire Óg (Clare) 2-8 – Adare (Limerick) 0-9

Having survived the initial fumes of their county winning dirty diesel, there was refreshingly much more green energy in Éire Óg’s devastating second half display to secure their third Munster Senior Semi-Final in four seasons on Sunday afternoon.
On a day when they couldn’t have asked for two more contrasting halves of football, the Ennis side’s only consistency was their inconsistency as a first half from hell was thankfully replaced by a second half from heaven on their way to a rematch against Loughmore-Castleiney back in Ennis on Sunday week.
Fortunate to be only trailing by two by the break, the Clare champions were a transformed side on the resumption, with captain Aaron Fitzgerald, Darren O’Neill and in particular Ikem Ugwueru seizing the whip hand to complete a seven point turnaround.
Two third quarter goals in the space of ten minutes effectively turned the tide in the hosts’ favour…

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