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Ruan 1-9 – Bodyke 1-6 at Clooney
RUAN’S HOLD over Bodyke continued on Saturday evening as they recorded their fifth straight victory and more importantly a third successive championship win over their east Clare opponents.
Far from being the goalfest of previous displays however, it was a low scoring yet competitive encounter due to a swirling crossfield breeze as both sides were guilty of a plethora of misses.
Such was the case in the opening half as Ruan moved two points clear early on through Brendan Lyons and a John Punch free as the teams came to terms with the conditions.
With 12 minutes gone Bodkye had their first score, a goal from Ian Molloy but Ruan responded immediately with a long range point from Cillian Ryan.
Bodyke, now having settled, came more into the game and scored three more points before half time, including a great long range effort form Sean Doyle to give them a deserved three point lead.
Bodyke’s defence was performing admirably with the Ruan forwards unable to cope with the excellent Colm Madden’s dominance and the usually reliable John Punch was off target with placed balls.
On the restart Brendan Lyons reduced the deficit to two but Keith Quigley restored Bodyke’s lead with free before Lyons again responded for Ruan with a well taken goal.
The second half continued to be a very close affair and with both defences on top, it made scoring chances very hard to come by.
The switch of Ruan’s Aidan Lynch to centre forward appeared to curb Madden’s influence somewhat and in the final ten minute Ruan went three points clear with points from Caimin Howard, Mikey Vaughan and two John Punch Frees.
Bodyke never gave up but were unable to find that equalising goal that would have halted their miserable record against Ruan.
Ruan
Pakie Roughan, Gary Bell, Niall O’Connor, Leon Quirke, Paraic Guthrie, Jonathan Clohessy, Dara Roughan, Cillian Ryan,Tadhg Hanrahan,Aidan Lynch, Eoin Hanrahan, Caimin Howard, Mikey Vaughan, John Punch, Brendan Lyons
Sub
Damien Brohan for Quirke (inj)
Bodyke
Seamus Ryan, Keith O’Donnell, CaiminTreacy, ShaneWalsh, Colin Molloy, ColmMadden, Paul Boland, PJ Kelleher, Manus McGuire, John Fitzgerald, CiaranWalsh, Sean Doyle, Ian Molloy, Keith Quigley, Danny McGuire
Subs
Oisin Molloy for M. McGuire, Brian O’Grady for Fitzgerald