Munster Hurling League – Clare 1-20 Cork 0-21

Clare defeated Cork by 1-20 to 0-21 in Round 1 of the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League on Saturday December 29th at Cusack Park Ennis.

Late scoring burst gives Clare victory over Cork https://t.co/dkoSVURLLc pic.twitter.com/y2V0FtC3ir

— Irish Examiner Sport (@ExaminerSport) December 29, 2018

Late scoring burst gives Clare victory over Cork

Report By Michael Moynihan for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Clare 1-20 – 0-21 Cork

Colin Guilfoyle’s late goal gave Clare the impetus to win this Co-Op Superstores Munster SHL clash in Cusack Park, Ennis, the home side’s late scoring burst getting them the win ahead of a visiting Cork side who had dominated much of an entertaining game viewed by 1,987 spectators.

Cork were far more efficient than Clare in the first half, with the unerring Declan Dalton helping them to a healthy 0-13 to 0-7 first half lead. Both teams had experimental teams on the field but the visitors’ new men settled faster.

Clare were transformed on the restart, hitting four points in the opening four minutes of the second half. Cork got to grips with their opponents and swapped points for much of the second period, and were four points up late in the game thanks to a fine Jamie Coughlan point.

Then sub Guilfoyle’s ground strike found the net. A galvanised Clare side sensed victory, and Ryan Taylor and Diarmuid Ryan sealed the game with injury-time points.

Scorers for Clare: N. Deasy (0-10, 7 frees); G. Cooney, D. Ryan (0-3 each), C. Guilfoyle (1-0); D. Conroy (0-2); C. Malone, R. Taylor (0-1 each).

Scorers for Cork: Declan Dalton (0-10, 7 frees, 2 65s, 1 sideline); M. O’Halloran, J. Coughlan (1 free)(0-4 each); R. O’Flynn (0-2); Cormac Murphy (0-1).

Clare: K. Hogan, J. McCarthy, D. Fitzgerald, R. Hayes, A. McCarthy, C. Galvin (c), C. Malone, S. Golden, D. Conroy, D. Ryan, N. Deasy, A. Shanagher, G. Cooney, A. Shanagher, M. O’Neill.
Subs: C. Guilfoyle for Conroy (51); C. Cleary for Galvin (54); J. Browne for Fitzgerald (58); C. McInerney for Shanagher (65)

Cork: P. Collins, S. O’Donoghue, D. Griffin, D. Lowney, C. Joyce, T. O’Mahony, R. Downey, Wl Kearney, C. Cahalane (c), C. Murphy, M. O’Halloran, A. Walsh, J. Coughlan, D. Dalton, R. O’Flynn.
Subs: C. Beausang for Kearney (63); P. Leopold for O’Halloran (71).

Referee: F. Horgan (Tipperary).

Team News

The @GaaClare Senior Hurling starting 15 for the @MunsterGAA Hurling League game v @OfficialCorkGAA at Cusack Park in Ennis at 2.00pm tomorrow pic.twitter.com/Nz4mnihOic

— Clare Senior Hurlers (@ClareSenHurlers) December 28, 2018

The Cork team to play @GaaClare in the @CoOpSuperstores Munster Hurling League has been announced https://t.co/NsdTZBN3oN pic.twitter.com/VGuJAETr5w

— Cork GAA (@OfficialCorkGAA) December 28, 2018