Clonlara 1-19 Sixmilebridge 1-17

In a dress rehearsal for the Championship in July the 'Bridge and Clonlara went to battle in Newmarket on Sunday afternoon in the Clare Cup Semi Final.
Both sides were without a number of regulars and it was Clonlara who started the betetr running into a 1-15 to 1-05 lead at the halfway stage.
Darragh Dillon and Paul Corry were the goal scorers in the first half.

On the changeover the Bridge thundered into the game following the introduction of Jamie Shanahan and drew level heading down the home straight but a strong finish from Clonlara saw them win a place in the final against Inagh/Kilnamona.

Scorers Sixmilebridge; Paul Corry (1-2); Jamie Shanahan (0-5, 2f); Cathal Malone (0-4); Luke O’Halloran (1 free), Shane Golden (0-2) each Matthew O’Halloran, Lorcan Fitzpatrick (0-1) each
Scorers; Clonlara; John Conlon (0-6, 1f); Micheal O’Loughlin (0-5, 3f) Diarmuid Stritch (0-3); Darragh Dillon (1-0); Daniell Moloney (0-2); Jathan McMahon (free), Padraic O’Loughlin, Tom Power (0-1|) each

Sixmilebridge
1: Mark Sheedy

2: Colm Flynn
3: Noel Purcell
4: Fiachra Ó Braoin

5; Seadna Morey
6: Paidi Fitzpatrick
7: Conor Deasy;

8: Brian Carey
9: Matthew O’Halloran;

10: Luke O’Halloran
11: Cathal Malone
12: Lorcan Fitzzpatrick;

13: Shane Golden
14: Paul Corry
15: Adam Murray

Subs:
18: Jamie Shanahan for C. Flynn (half time)
25: Pa Mulready for M. O’Halloran (42)
19: Caimin Morey for Shanahan (inj. 50)
17: Dara Fitzgerald for C. Deasy (55)
21: Seamus O’Connell for L. O’Halloran (59)

Clonlara
1: Alan Murnane

2: Ciaran Howard
3: Paul McNamara
4: Logan Ryan;

7: Páraic O’Loughlin,
6: Aidan Moriarty
5: Colm Galvin

8: Diarmuid Stritch
9: Jathan McMahon

10: John Conlon
11: Daniel Moloney
12: Tom Power

13: Darragh Dillon,
14: Brian McLeish
15: Micheal O’Loughlin

Subs:
18: Michael Collins for T. Power (42)
19: Eoin Begley for B. McLeish (51)
17: James McCormick for C. Galvin (inj. 55)

Referee: John Bugler (Whitegate)