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Shannon Olympic 4 – Connolly Celtic 0 at Shannon
IT WAS a big week for Shannon Olympic – first it was to secure promotion on Wednesday night, then to win the league outright on the Sunday.
The first part of the equation was duly solved with this comprehensive victory over Connolly Celitc as they showed no mercy in securing a swift return to the top flight of Clare football.
They flew out of the traps and took the lead in the seventh minute with a lovely strike from Ray Quigley. The second goal followed minutes later, when, after three attempts, Eamonn O’Neill finally hit the back of the net. Olympic piled on the pressure for the rest of the first half with chances from brothers Jay and Wayne Regan.
Olympic started the second half with great determination and were rewarded with a well deserved goal from Jay Regan in the 50th minute. Olympic put the game to bed on the hour mark with a goal from Karl Scott.
With the game and promotion secured Olympic took their foot off the gas and allowed Connolly more possession. In the 75th minute Connolly won a penalty but for the second week in a row Olympic’s keeper Gary McGettrick made a superb save denying Connolly’s Kieran Dillion.
Best for Olympic on the night was Ray Quigley and Eamonn O’Neill as they looked ahead to Sunday for another home game ane the chamce to land the title.
Shannon Olympic
: Gary Mc Gettrick, David Collins, James Fitzgerald, Ian Hogan, Karl Fogarty, Jay Regan, Donncadh Kelly,Wayne Regan, Eamonn O’Neill Ray Quigley, Karl Scott.
Subs
Alan Casey, Greg Keane, Jimmy Houlihan
Connolly Celtic
Sean Cregan, Jack Neylon, KillianTorpy, Kieran Dillion,Tola Coote, Seanan Mc Carty, Brendan Dillion, Sean Courtney, Eamon Bracken, Eoin Meehan
Subs
Bernard Field, Michael Lynch
Man of the Match
Ray Quigley (Shannon Olympic)