Ballyea & Bridge battle out a draw

Report - Clare Echo
Photograph by Gerard O’Neill


Balllyea 1-17
Sixmilebridge 1-17

Venue: Ballyea
Referee: Chris Maguire (Wolfe Tones)

Having secured their first wins of the campaign in the previous round, Ballyea and Sixmilebridge shared the spoils when they clashed at Ballyea on Sunday morning.

In a game in which there was little between the sides at any stage, they went to the break locked together at 0-9 each.

Eight players shared in Sixmilebridge’s tally while ten players got on the scoresheet for the home side.

Because of injuries and inter county duties both were short the services of a lot of players that will be expected to be in their line ups later in the season.

The home side will be pleased with the fact that both Niall Deasy and Cian Kirby played for the first time this season, both returning after injury.

Ballyea Team & Scorers; 
Barry Coote; Evan Flynn, Paul Flanagan, Tadhg Ó hUallachain; Thomas Kelly, Jack Browne (0-3), Eoin Kennedy (0-1); Gearoid O’Connell (0-1), Dylan Killoughery (0-1); Daniel Kelly (0-1), Mossy Gavin (0-4), Martin O’Leary; Eoin O’Connor (1-2), Eoghan Gavin (0-1), Cian O’Callaghan (0-2);
Subs: Cian Kirby (0-1) for O’Leary; Niall Deasy for E. Gavin; Paddy Sweeney for T. Kelly; Cillian Gavin for O-hUalllachain


Sixmilebridge Team & Scorers; 
Derek Fahy; Oisin Breen, Noel Purcell, Callum Phelan; Paidi Fitzpatrick, Pa Mulready, Colm Flynn; Zak Phelan (0-6), Lorcan Fitzpatrick (0-3); Luke O’Halloran (0-2), Conor Deasy, Cathal Lynch (0-1); Brian Corry (0-2), Sean Macnamara (1-1), Alan Mulready.
Subs: Seamie O’Connell (0-1) for P. Mulready; John Deasy for C. Phelan; Stephen Gavin (0-1) for Corry;