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Allianz Hurling League Division 1 – Cork 2-30 Clare 2-21
Cork defeated Clare by 2-30 to 2-21 in Round 1 of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 on Saturday February 5th at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Match Highlights
GAANOW was at Páirc Uí Chaoimh as Cork v Clare ended in a draw in the #AllianzLeagues. Watch the highlights here. pic.twitter.com/5eeEQwpCW6
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 8, 2022
Easy opening win for Cork over understrength Clare
Report by Michael Moynihan for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Allianz Hurling League: Cork 2-30 Clare 2-21
A facile win for Cork over injury-riddled Clare in this 2022 National Hurling League opener at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Visitors Clare had the better of the opening exchanges, defying the wind to take the lead, with Cathal Malone particularly impressive. David Reidy’s accuracy from frees meant they led at the end of the first quarter, 0-8 to 0-7, Cork relying on Mark Coleman’s long-range shooting.
Good work by Shane Meehan set up Mark Rodgers for a Clare goal on 21 minutes, making it 1-9 to 0-9, but then Cork took over.
Sparked by a fine Tim O’Mahony goal on 26 minutes, the home side hit 1-10 without reply in the last ten minutes of the half to lead 1-19 to 1-9 at the break.
Clare needed a good start to the second half but Kingston and Darragh Fitzgibbon hit points to stretch Cork’s lead even further.
Reidy and Rodgers kept the scoreboard ticking over but Clare were unable to narrow the gap significantly – at the three quarter stage it was 1-24 to 1-12 – and Cork ran out comfortable winners, with both sides emptying their benches to get game time into panellists.
Cork’s late goal from sub Luke Meade underlined their superiority on the night, with sub Domnall McMahon getting a very late consolation goal for the Banner.
Scorers for Cork: M. Coleman (3 frees, 0-5); S. Kingston (1 65, 5 frees, 0-9); S. Barrett (0-3); T. O’Mahony (1-0); D. Fitzgibbon (0-4); C. Joyce (0-3); L. Meade (1-0); S. Harnedy (0-2), C. Lehane, A. Cadogan, P. Power, R. Downey (0-1 each).
Scorers for Clare: M. Rodgers (3 frees, 1-5); C. Malone (0-5); D. Reidy (frees, 0-3); D. McMahon (1-0) P. Crotty, R. Taylor, D. Ryan (0-2 each); S. Meehan, P. Donnellan (0-1 each).
CORK: P Collins; N O’Leary, G Millerick, S O’Donoghue; T O’Mahony, M Coleman (c), R Downey; C Joyce, D Fitzgibbon; C Lehane, S Harnedy, S Twomey; S Kingston, A Cadogan, S Barrett.
Subs: C. Cahalane for Twomey (42); J. O’Connor for Lehane (52); P, Power for Cadogan (inj, 55); L. Meade for Harnedy (60); R. O’Flynn for Barrett (65); S. O’Leary Hayes for O’Leary (blood68).
CLARE: E. Quilligan; R Hayes, C Cleary, P Flanagan; D Ryan, A Fitzgerald, D McInerney; J Browne, S Meehan; C Malone (c), D Reidy, R Mounsey; M Rodgers, R Taylor, A Shanagher.
Subs: P. Crotty for Mounsey (40); D. McMahon for Shanagher, D. Fitzgerald for Reidy and P. Donnellan for McInerney (all 55)
Referee: J. Murphy (Limerick).
Team News
Cork Senior Hurling Team to play Clare in Allinaz League has been announced
https://t.co/vRfIzqHdur pic.twitter.com/Sd2jNm4dE3— Cork GAA (@OfficialCorkGAA) February 4, 2022
Match Day Information
Pairc Ui Chaoimh will host a double header on Saturday with Cork playing @GaaClare in both hurling and football.
Please see important match day information attached and on Cork GAA website https://t.co/SCosD6d1Iq pic.twitter.com/ODnpRTjZgg
— Páirc Uí Chaoimh (@PaircUiCha0imh) February 2, 2022