AIB Munster GAA Football Junior Club Championship Semi-Final – Cappamore (Limerick) 1-6 Clarecastle (Clare) 0-4

Assured Cappamore see off Clarecastle

By John Redington for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Cappamore (Limerick) 1-06 Clarecastle (Clare) 0-04

Although they had to rely on two spectacular saves, from Brian Leahy, and the upright, Limerick junior football champions Cappamore were full value for their Munster Club JFC semi-final victory over Clarecastle at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday. An impeccable defence, marshalled by manager and former county star Diarmuid Sheehy, laid the foundations for a patient performance that wore down their opponents’ dominance before sub Niall Leahy’s goal just after the break gave them a lead they were never likely to surrender.

Clarecastle were on top early when Jason Considine and Adam Healy (two) gave them the lead after points from Cappamore’s Andy Moloney and Conor Sheehan. It should have been more but for missed chances and Leahy’s blocks off Éamonn Callinan and Alan Considine. However the winners turned the game when Leahy pounced on a defensive fumble to toe-poke his goal and Murphy followed up with an immediate point. Scores from Sheehan, John Ryan and Tommie O’Donoghue widened the gap before Callinan replied in injury time for the Banner club’s only second-half score.

Scorers for Cappamore: N Leahy 1-0, A Murphy, C Sheehan 0-2 each, J Ryan, T O’Donoghue 0-1 each.

Scorers for Clarecastle: A Healy 0-2, J Considine (f), E Callinan 0-1 each.

CAPPAMORE: B Leahy; D Keating, P Leahy, S Humphreys; B Sheehy, D Sheehy, B O’Connell; C Doherty, C Sheehan; D Deere, T O’Donoghue, B Creamer; A Murphy, J Ryan, E O’Donoghue. Subs: N Leahy for Bill Creamer (22), É Gleeson for B O’Connell (ht), J Campbell for E O’Donoghue (ht), S Sheehy for C Doherty (41), B Creamer for D Deere (57).

CLARECASTLE: A Page; D Murphy, J O’Connor, Barry Lynch; S Moloney, K O’Dwyer, J Reidy; P Kelly, A Healy; D Scanlon, J Considine, K Clohessy; É Callinan, Alan Considine, P Healy. Subs: Aaron Considine for D Murphy (41), K Lynch for Barry Lynch (41), E Brennan for P Healy (41), C Galvin for Alan Considine (50), Brian Lynch for J Considine (57).

Referee: J Lynch (Kerry)

Next Round – the winners play Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) or Rockchapel (Cork) in the Munster Final on December 9^th in Mallow.

Contact Munster GAA PRO Ed Donnelly at pro.munster@gaa.ie for more information

For the Record

Munster GAA FOOTBALL Club Junior Championship 2012

Quarter-Finals (Extra time)

Sunday November 18^th

@ Borrisokane                      Cappamore (Limerick) 2-7 Borrisokane (Tipperary) 0-6

Sunday November 25^th (Replay date – Saturday December 1^st)

@ Kilmacthomas      Kilmacthomas (Waterford) v Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 2:00pm

Semi-Finals (Extra time)
Saturday November 24^th (Replay date – Saturday December 1^st)

@ Gaelic Grounds Limerick Clarecastle (Clare) v Cappamore (Limerick) 2:00pm

Sunday December 2^nd (Replay date – Saturday December 8^th)

@ Cork or Kerry venue         Rockchapel (Cork) v

Kilmacthomas (Waterford) v Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 2:00pm

Final  (Extra time)

Sunday December 9^th (Replay date – Saturday December 15^th)

@ Mallow

Odds and Ends

Limerick’s representatives qualified for three consecutive finals in the Munster Club Junior Football Championship from 2008 through 2010.

Clare’s representatives have lost their first match in the Munster Club Junior Football Championship in the last four seasons.

Kerry’s representatives have won 11 consecutive matches in this competition dating back to 2008.

Waterford’s representatives have won 2 of their 10 matches in this competition since its inception in 2003, both at the expense of Clare opponents (in 2008 and 2010).

All Ireland GAA Club FOOTBALL Junior Championship

In the Club Junior Football All Ireland Roll of Honour, Kerry top the charts with 5 titles while Cork have 1 title courtesy of Canovee in 2008.

Munster GAA Club FOOTBALL Junior Championship – List of Winning Teams

2003 – Carbery Rangers (Cork) 0-13 Annascaul (Kerry) 0-11

CARBERY RANGERS, CORK: Kevin Santry; Gearoid Ryan, Anthony Roche, Eugene Murphy; Stephen Murray, Jeremy Murphy, Johnny Murphy (Captain); Michael O’Sullivan, Kevin McMahon; Niall Hayes, John Hayes, Seamus Hayes; Mark Ronan, Declan Hayes, Maurice Moore.

2004 – Finuge (Kerry) 2-13 Aghabullogue (Cork) 3-4
FINUGE, KERRY: John Coleman (Captain); Enda Galvin, Pat Corridan, Michael Quilter; Eamonn Breen, Eamonn Fitzmaurice, Michael Cronin; Trevor McKenna, Conor Galvin; Maurice Corridan, Paul Galvin, Roibeard Thornton; Raymond Galvin, John Griffin, Michael Conway.
Subs: Paudie Lyons for Quilter (second half); Jack Corridan for Thornton (36th minute); Ger Lovett for Conway (47th).

2005 – Ardfert (Kerry) 1-8 Erin’s Own (Cork) 0-10
ARDFERT, KERRY: Dermot Dineen, Simon Sinnott, Conor Flaherty, Johnny Stack, Sean Flaherty, Eamon Corridan, Mike Moloney, Jonathon Best, Martin Ferris, Brendan Flaherty, Eamon Ferris, John Dowling, Shane Griffin (Captain), Stephen “Santy” Wallace, James O’Halloran.
Subs: Brian Moloney for James O’Halloran, Patrick Donegan for Simon Sinnott

2006 – Duagh (Kerry) 1-9 Adrigole (Cork) 0-11
DUAGH (KERRY): John Halpin; Aenghus Carmody, John O’Brien, Diarmuid Nolan; Kieran Quirke, Thomas Dillon, Peter Sheeran; Anthony Maher, Jeremiah Kelly; Brendan O’Brien, Aidan Kelly (Captain), Declan Griffin; Tim Scanlon, Denis Lane, Eoin Horgan
Subs: Daniel O’Donoghue for Scanlon; Alan O’Brien for Brendan O’Brien

2007 – Canovee (Cork) 1-6 O’Callaghan’s Mills (Clare) 1-5
CANOVEE (CORK): Tim Lyons; James McCarthy, James Scanlon (Captain), Timmy Lyons; John O’Brien, Tommy Murphy, Brian Ahern; Eamonn Lyons, Brian O’Donoghue; Tomas O’Mahony, Pat Dunlea, Denis O’Sullivan; Con Dunne, Kevin Walsh, Paul Healy
Sub: D. Cronin for Healy

2008 – Skellig Rangers (Kerry) 0-11 Bruff (Limerick) 0-7
SKELLIG RANGERS (KERRY): Michael Brennan; Brian O’Sullivan, Wayne O’Sullivan, C Martin; K Martin, C O’Sullivan, Seamus O’Sullivan; Aidan O’Sullivan, Stephen O’Sullivan (Captain); John O’Driscoll, Brian Hickey, B Driscoll; Sean Courtney, Chris O’Driscoll, B Casey.
Subs: B O’Driscoll for John O’Driscoll (50), B O’Sullivan for Seamus O’Sullivan (60), D O’Sullivan for Casey (60), D Keating for McGill (62)

2009 – Castlegregory (Kerry) 1-20 Mountcollins (Limerick) 0-4
CASTLEGREGORY (KERRY): Shane Kenny; Gavin O’Connor, Joe Scully, Joe O’Connor; Sean O’Mahony, Steven Browne, Adrian Finn (Captain); Shane Hennessy, Ryan Kelliher; JB Spillane, Alan Fitzgerald, Brendan Lynch; Colm O’Mahony, Alan Lynch, Alan McNamara.
Subs: Colm Sills for Joe O’Connor, John Fitzgerald for Alan Lynch (both 37), D Heasman for Kelliher, Liam Maunsell for Sean O’Mahony (both 42), Sean O’Connor for Alan Fitzgerald (47)

2010 – St. Marys (Kerry) 2-12 Bruree (Limerick) 0-4
ST. MARYS (KERRY): D. Horgan; B. Curran, S. Curran, G. O’Driscoll (Captain); D. O’Sullivan, N. O’Driscoll, K. Curran; John Golden, Bryan Sheehan; Austin Constable, R. Keane, A. Walsh; Daniel Daly, P. O’Donoghue, J.A. O’Sullivan
Subs: I. Casey for N. O’Driscoll (inj. 30); C. Quirke for O’Donoghue (47); L. Sheehan for Keane (53); D. Walsh for Constable (53); D. Keating for J.A. O’Sullivan (54)

2011 – Dromid Pearses (Kerry) 0-16 Kildangan (Tipperary) 1-4
DROMID PEARSES (KERRY):  Alan Hogan; Padraig O’Sullivan, Dominick O’Sullivan, Cian Hallissey; Denis “Shine” O’Sullivan, Kevin O’Shea, Michael Sheehan; Thomas Curran, Colm O’Connor; Ger O’Sullivan, Declan O’Sullivan, Aidan O’Connor (Captain); Eoin O’Leary, Niall O’Shea, John Curran
Subs: Michael O’Connor for O’Leary (42); Christy Farrelly for Hallissey (43); Jamesy Ml. O’Sullivan for G. O’Sullivan (54)

Munster GAA Club FOOTBALL Junior Championship Roll Of Honour

Kerry (7) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Cork (2) – 2003, 2007