Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final – Dublin 2-11 Clare 0-10

Dublin defeated Clare by 2-11 to 0-10 in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final on Monday August 7th at O’Moore Park Portlaoise.

Electric Ireland MFC Q-F: McGarry impresses for Dublin

DUBLIN 2-11 CLARE 0-10

Report from GAA.ie

Ross McGarry was the star of the show as Dublin defeated Clare at O’Moore Park. A first half McGarry goal ensured Dublin led at the break by 1-3 to 0-5.

Clare, beaten comprehensively by Kerry in the Munster decider, produced a much improved performance. Dermot Coughlan was sharp from fres, while Gavin Cooney also impressed for Clare.

Five minutes after the restart McGarry added a second goal for Dublin. In the closing stages Sean Hawkshaw kicked a couple of good points as Dublin advanced.

Scorers for Dublin: Ross McGarry 2-4 (3fs), Sean Hawkshaw and Ciaran Archer (1 45) 0-2 each, Eoin O’Dea, Karl Lynch Bissett, and Fionnan O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Scorers for Clare: Dermot Coughlan 0-4 (3fs), Gavin Cooney 0-3 (2fs), Gearoid Cahill, Jack Sheedy, and Ross O’Doherty 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: David O’Hanlon; Darren Maher, Peadar O’Cofaigh, Liam Flatman; Kieran Kennedy, Neil Matthews, Eoin O’Dea; Donal Ryan, Mark Tracey; Karl Lynch Bissett, James Doran, Daniel Brennan; Ross McGarry, Sean Hawkshaw, David Lacey
Subs: Fionnan O’Sullivan for Brennan, Ciaran Archer for Lacey, Aaron Lynch for Maher, Adam Byrne for Ryan, Harry Ladd for McGarry, Gavin Nangle for Kennedy.

CLARE: Stephen Ryan; Jack Sheedy, Jayme O’Sullivan, Joe Miniter; Diarmuid Ryan, Fergal Donnellan, Colin McNelis; Danny Griffin, Keith White; Dermot Coughlan, Ross Phelan, Sean Rouine; Ross O’Doherty, Gavin Cooney, Gearoid Cahill
Subs: Seamus Casey for Cahill, Ciaran O’Donoghue for Phelan, Aidan Reynolds for Griffin, Paudie Kelly for O’Sullivan, Connor Dillon for White, Colm O’Brien for O’Doherty.

Dublin see off Clare to book spot in minor football semi-finals https://t.co/YNXtgGJSnJ

— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) August 7, 2017

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