Kilmaley set the tone for day of quality hurling

This article is from page 67 of the 2011-06-28 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 67 JPG

Kilmaley NS 4-15 – Barefield NS 1-01 at Cusack Park, Ennis

AS COMPLETE a performance as you are ever likely to witness as a stylish Kilmaley side took the first honours of the day on Wednesday. Barefield put up a brave display, particularly through goalkeeper Daniel O’Keeffe, Conor Kearns and Darragh O’Shea but were powerless to stop Kilmaley who were simply a class apart in their passing, interplay and more importantly finishing.

Indeed, they were 3-9 to 0-0 ahead by the break with a brace of goals from Peter Ronan sandwiching another for chief marksman Sean O’Loughlin who would finish the day with 2-6.

Eanna McMahon pulled the strings for Kilmaley throughout, ably assisted by Aidans, Griffey and Kennedy around the centre while O’Loughlin added a fourth goal in the 26th minute to cap off a fine personal display.

Barefield did grab some consolation when Conor Kearns scored 1-1 late on but unquestionably, this was to be Kilmaley’s day.

Kilmaley National School
TomO’Rourke, Saoirse Glynn, Rafe Queally,Abigail Connellan, Aidan Griffey (0-1), Eanna McMahon (0-8 2f, 2’45), Aidan Kennedy,Aidan O’Brien, Peter Ronan (2-0), Sean O’Loughlin (2-6), Diarmuid O’Ceallaigh

Subs
Pat Hayes for Glynn (30 mins), Cordell BaalhamMiller for Connellan (32 mins), Eoghan Culligan for O’Ceallaigh (33 mins), Jack Haren for Ronan (35 mins), Bradley Higgins for O’Loughlin (36 mins),Aaron Gavin for Queally (36 mins), Luke Queally for Kennedy (36 mins),Aidan O’Malley for O’Rourke (37 mins)

Barefield National School
Daniel O’Keeffe, Eoghan O’Sullivan, Milo Collins, Conor Breatnach, Luke Carmody, Darragh O’Shea, Conor Kearns (11), Scott Currid, Ryan Fitzpatrick, EoghanThynne, Sean O’Connell

Subs
James Gleeson for O’Sullivan (HT), Ronan Collins for Fitzpatrick (27 mins), Stephen Knowfor Collins (33 mins), James Whelan for O’Connell (34 mins), JJ Baker for Breathnach (35 mins)

Referee
JimHickey (Cratloe)