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2025 Dalata Hotel Group GAA Under 20 Munster Football Championship – Cork 3-16 Clare 1-13

Name: 2025 Dalata Hotel Group GAA Under 20 Munster Football Championship – Cork 3-16 Clare 1-13
Start: 2025-04-01T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-01T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Quilty

April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cork defeated Clare by 3-16 to 1-13 in Round 1 of the Dalata Hotel Group GAA Under 20 Munster Football Championship Phase 2 on Tuesday April 1st at Páirc Naomh Mhuire Quilty.

Cork pass first Munster U20 football test, beating Clare by nine points in Quilty https://t.co/S8Qe5Fyrww

— Irish Examiner Sport (@ExaminerSport) April 1, 2025

Cork pass first Munster U20 football test, beating Clare by nine points in Quilty

Report by Eoin Brennan courtesy of the Irish Examiner newspaper

Munster U20FC Phase 2 Round 1: Cork 3-16 Clare 1-13

Cork passed their first Munster Under 20 test after keeping their obstinate hosts at arm’s length to get an early leg up in Phase 2 in Páirc Naomh Mhuire In Quilty on Tuesday evening.

Despite having three championship matches under their belt along with home advantage, Clare certainly tested the Rebels’ ring-rustiness with a combative first half display into the strong gale to only go in trailing by 2-8 to 1-6 by the interval.

However, it was a complete role reversal on the turnover as Ray O’Mahony’s side reshuffled their pack and would outscore their sleepy hosts by 0-7 to 0-1 in a crucial third quarter.

Danny Miskella (1-4) and Dylan O’Neill (1-3) were Cork’s ever-impressive threats throughout, with the latter providing a settling opening goal after only eleven minutes. A second solo goal for wing-back Sean O’Leary a minute later seemed decisive at 2-2 to 0-1 but it would be immediately cancelled out by the Banner after senior panelist Sean McAllister fielded the kick-out and drove at the heart of the visitors’ defence before offloading to Odhran O’Connell to finish to the net.

Sean Fennell’s frees kept the home side in touch while Cork goalkeeper Billy Curtin came to his side’s rescue to prevent Daire Culligan from goaling. However, a superb two-pointer from Danny Miskella ensured a five point half-time gap that Cork only extended on the resumption led by O’Neill, Miskella and Bryan Hayes who just cleared the crossbar at 2-15 to 1-07.

Clare had further goal chances of their own for Sean Fennell and Sean Conneally thwarted once more by Curtin but did manage to lessen the damage to six before Miskella countered with the clinching goal deep into injury-time to seal a merited competitive bow for the provincial minor equivalent winners.

Scorers for Cork: D Miskella 1-4 (1tp); D O’Neill 1-3 (1f); S O’Leary 1-1; B Hayes 0-3 (1f); A O’Connell, D Sheedy (1f) 0-2 each; D Harrington 0-1.

Scorers for Clare: S Fennell 0-5 (4f); O O’Connell 1-0; D Killeen, C Fennell (1tpf) 0-2 each; C Riordan, L Pyne, D Culligan (f), D Townsend 0-1 each.

CORK: B Curtin (Valley Rovers); N O’Shea (Urhan), C Molloy (Nemo Rangers), F Hurley (O’Donovan Rossa); C Clifford (Éire Óg), G Daly (Mallow), S O’Leary (Kilmurry); M Woods (Valley Rovers), C Gillespie (Aghabullogue); A O’Connell (Kilshannig), D Sheedy (Bantry Blues), A O’Sullivan (Aghabullogue); D Miskella (Ballincollig), B Hayes (Nemo Rangers), D O’Neill (Carbury Rangers).
Subs: D Harrington (Clonakilty) for Hurley (HT), D Clifford (Éire Óg) for Daly (HT), D Gough (Clonakilty) for Sheedy (50, inj), E Myers (Naomh Abán) for Hayes (52), K McCarthy (Carrigaline) for O’Connell (59).

CLARE: C Howard (Éire Óg); M Kelly (Lissycasey), D Hill (Lissycasey), S Conneally (Clooney-Quin); C O’Donovan (Corofin), C Hill (Lissycasey), L Pyne (Éire Óg); E Cahill (Kilmurry Ibrickane), S McAllister (Clondegad); O O’Connell (St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield), S Fennell (Kilrush Shamrocks), D Killeen (Lissycasey); D Culligan (Lissycasey), C Riordan (Wolfe Tones), S McMahon (Banner).
Subs: R Fitzpatrick (St Breckan’s) for C. Hill (38, inj), E Wragg (Lissycasey) for Kelly (39), C Fennell (Kilrush Shamrocks) for McMahon (40), D Townsend (Cooraclare) for O’Connell (46), C Hannan (St St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield) for C. Fennell (56, inj).

Referee: J Hayes (Limerick).

Team Sheet

Fixture Details

Tuesday April 1st
2025 Dalata Hotel Group GAA Under 20 Munster Football Championship Phase 2 Round 1
Clare v Cork
Venue: Páirc Naomh Mhuire Quilty at 7pm
Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick)
Streamed Live on clubber.ie

Ticket Information

General Admission: €10
Students/OAPs: €5
Under 16’s: Free

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Team News

Clare have named their side for Tuesday evening’s @Dalatahotels Munster U20 football championship tie vs. @OfficialCorkGAA .

The game throws in at 7pm in Páirc Naomh Mhuire in Quilty and tickets can be purchased at https://t.co/wuwP0fz2Na @MunsterGAA pic.twitter.com/uowARTSzD8

— Clare Gaa (@GaaClare) March 31, 2025

Clare: E Byrne (St. Breckans); C Hill (Lissycasey), D Hill (Lissycasey), M Kelly (Lissycasey); E Wragg (Lissycasey), C O’Donovan (Corofin), L Pyne (Éire Óg Inis); E Cahill (Kilmurry Ibrickane), S McAllister (Clondegad); O O’Connell (St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield), S Fennell (Kilrush Shamrocks), D Killeen (Lissycasey); D Culligan (Lissycasey), C Riordan (Wolfe Tones, Shannon), S McMahon (Banner, Capt).
Subs: C Howard (Éire Óg Inis), R Fitzpatrick (St Breckans), S Conneally (Ennistymon), D Keane (Lissycasey). C Fennell (Kilrush Shamrocks), D Townsend (Cooraclare), D McMahon (Lissycasey), C Breen (Corofin), C Hannon (St. Joseph’s Doora-Barefield).

The Cork U20 Football team to play Clare in the Dalata Munster Championship at Páirc Naomh Mhuire, Quilty, on Tuesday 1st April at 7pm has been announced. Best wishes to the team & management as the begin their Munster championship campaign. pic.twitter.com/Jeid9hb9jM

— Cork GAA (@OfficialCorkGAA) March 31, 2025

Cork U20 (v Clare): B Curtin (Valley Rovers); N O’Shea (Urhan), C Molloy (Nemo Rangers), F Hurley (O’Donovan Rossa); C Clifford (Éire Óg), G Daly (Mallow), S O’Leary (Kilmurry); M Woods (Valley Rovers), C Gillespie (Aghabullogue); D Miskella (Ballincollig), D Sheedy (Bantry Blues), A O’Sullivan (Aghabullogue); B Hayes (Nemo Rangers), E Myers (Naomh Abán), D O’Neill (Carbery Rangers).
Subs: J Woods (Valley Rovers), N O’Shea (Nemo Rangers), K McCarthy (Carrigaline), T Kiely (Mallow), D Harrington (Clonakilty), D Clifford (Éire Óg), A O’Connell (Kilshannig), D Gough (Clonakilty), T O’Keeffe (St Finbarr’s).