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Inagh/Kilnamona 0-15 Clarecastle 0-12 at Inagh
A SUPERIOR finish was enough to earn the home side all the points in a game that seemed destined for a draw for long periods. With both sides needing to bounce back after defeats last time out, it was always going to be a battle to the finish and so it proved as the sides were level on eight occasions over the hour before Inagh/Kilnamona broke away to snatch victory.
Indeed, it was the home side’s strong finish in both halves that earned them a much needed win. Tyrone Kearse and Jonathan Clancy were instrumental in Clarecastle holding a 0-6 to 0-4 advantage by the 23rd minute but they would go in trailing by the break after a brace of Niall Arthur points and a monster free from goalkeeper Patrick Kelly.
The second half continued in the same vein with Aaron Considine gaining parity immediately after the break before Kearse and Kelly would cancel each other out with a brace of frees apiece.
The Magpies lost centre-back Patrick Kelly to injury but still had enough opportunities to pull clear but only Aaron Considine would add to their tally before the home side’s strong finish. Again it was the supply from the half-back line that catapulted Inagh/Kilnamona to victory. Two Arthur placed balls and two from play from Tomas Kelly and Conor Tierney in response to two Kearse pointed frees steered the home side to their second win of the campaign while the Magpies were resigned to successive defeats for the first time in 12 months.
Clarecastle
Donnagh Murphy, Seanie Moloney, Conor Plunkett, Mark McNamara, Kevin Clohessy, Patrick Kelly (0-1f), Stephen O’Halloran, Fearghus Ryan, Eric Flynn, Derek Quinn, Kieran O’Dwyer, Jonathon Clancy (0-2),Aaron Considine (0-2), Darragh Moloney,Tyrone Kearse (0-7 6f, 1’65)
Subs
Ollie Plunkett for McNamara (HT), Garrett Barry for Kelly (40 mins), Fergal Griffin for Moloney (57 mins)
Inagh/ Killnamona
Patrick Kelly (0-3f), Milo Keane, Brian Glynn, Dermot Lynch, Damien Lafferty, Eamon Glynn, Ronan O’Looney, Colm Pilkington,Tomás Kelly (0-1), Niall Arthur (0-8 4f, 1’65) Cathal Lafferty (0-1), Dermot Gannon, StephenToomey, Gerry Arthur (0-1), Conor Tierney (0-1)
Subs
David Hegarty for Pilkington (40 mins), Eoin Vaughan for C. Lafferty (45 mins), Shane Griffin for Gannon (45 mins), Sean McConigley for Toomey (53 mins) Gary Lafferty for Keane
Referee
Ger Lyons (Ruan)