Electric Ireland Munster MFC – Clare 0-9 Limerick 1-5

Clare defeated Limerick by 0-9 to 1-5 in the first round of the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship on Wednesday April 13th at Miltown-Malbay.

Limerick minor footballers pay for wides in Clare defeat

Report by Jerome O’Connell for the Limerick Leader newspaper

THE Limerick minor footballers were defeated 0-9 to 1-5 in the opening round of the Munster MFC this Wednesday evening by Clare in Miltown Malbay. It’s the fourth successive season that Clare have beaten Limerick in the minor football grade. The loss means Limerick will play Tipperary on Wednesday April 20th in the backdoor series.

The Jerry O’Sullivan managed Limerick kicked 12 costly second half wides. Despite of the wides the game seemed destined for extra time until a 58th minute winner from Clare’s Joseph McGann.

In front of an attendance of 676, Limerick won the toss and opted to play against the elements and Clare were 0-6 to 1-1 ahead after playing with the aid of the breeze in the opening half. It was a 30-minutes that was mostly played in driving rain and made underfoot conditions and handling slippery for both sides.

Clare dominated the early stages and were 0-4 to no score ahead after 16-minutes with tricky full forward Joseph McGann leading their line. Centre back Adam Kearns opened the Limerick account in the 20th minute when he surged forward to point. Three minutes later Limerick had a goal. Noel Callinan had the initial shot, which was saved by Mark Lillis but James Ryan crashed the rebound to the net from close range.

But Limerick failed to build on the goal and Clare had the final two points of the half for a two point interval lead. It could have been different had a 27th minute shot from Eoin O’Mahony found the net but it was kept out by a combination of goalkeeper and upright.

It was a half in which Clare kicked five wides and Limerick just three. Limerick bossed the opening stages of the second half and were ahead at the mid-point of the half with two fine Eoin O’Mahony points and the lead score from Adam Storan. But back came Clare with their first scores of the half in the 17th minute. A 56th minute Conor O’Grady free tied up the game again but then came the late Clare winner.

SCORERS: Limerick: James Ryan 1-0, Eoin O’Mahony 0-2, Adam Kearns, Adam Storan and Conor O’Grady (free) 0-1 each. Clare: Joseph McGann and Padraig Kelly (3frees) 0-3 each, Dermot Coughlan 0-2, Sean Rouine 0-1.

LIMERICK: Aaron Murphy (Fr Caseys); Gearoid Brennan (Claughaun), Fionn Murphy (Kilteely-Dromkeen), Daniel Enright (Monaleen); Seamus Hurley (Newcastle West), Adam Kearns (St Senans), Oran Collins (Adare); Josh Ryan (Oola), Diarmaid Kelly (Newcastle West); Eoin O’Mahony (Ballylanders), Colm McSweeney (Gearld Griffins), Noel Callinan (St Kierans); Anthony Barrett (Kilmallock), Adam Storan (Mungret St Pauls), James Ryan (Athea)
Subs: Conor O’Grady (Hospital-Herbertstown) for Noel Callinan (28mins), Sean Ryan (Athea) for Anthony Barrett, inj (52mins), Eoghan Carew (Monaleen) for Oran Collins (56mins), Darragh Ranahan (Ballysteen) for James Ryan (62mins).

CLARE: Mark Lillis (Cooraclare); Peter Collins (Doora-Barefield), Jonah Culligan (Ballyvaughan), Damien O’Loughlin (Corofin); Cillian Flaherty (Kilmurry Ibrickane), Andrew Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane), Rowan Danaher (St Breckans); Darragh Bohannon (Shannon Gaels), Padraig Kelly (St Breckans); Ross O’Doherty (Ennistymon), Ciaran O’Donoghue (Cooraclare), Dermot Coughlan (Kilmurry Ibrickane); Sean Rouine (Ennistymon), Joseph McGann (St Breckans), Gavin Cooney (Eire Og)
Subs: Tom Hannon (Doora-Barefield) for Andrew Shannon, b-c (39mins), Danny Griffin (Eire Og) for Darragh Bohannon, inj (45mins), Conor Lynch (Clondegad) for Ross O’Doherty (55mins), Diarmuid Meade (Miltown Malbay) for Gavin Cooney (62mins).

REFEREE: David Murnane (Cork)

Ticket Information

Adult: €10.00
Juvenile (Under 16 Years of Age): Free of Charge
Concessions: a rebate of €5 is available on full-price Adult tickets on match day at designated stiles with valid ID

All tickets for this fixture are UNRESERVED

Team News

The Minor football panel v Clare in Miltown Malbay tomorrow. All support would be greatly appreciated #LuimneachAbú pic.twitter.com/d7g1duKhJd

— Limerick Footballers (@LmkFootballers) April 12, 2016

The Limerick minor football management team of Jerry O Sullivan manager (Newcastlewest) and his selectors John Clifford (Oola) and Gerry Phillips (Monagea) has released their match day team and panel for this Wednesday Munster minor football championship game against Clare in Miltown Malbay at 7pm. The Limerick minor football team and panel is as follows 1. Aaron Murphy (Fr Casey’s), 2. Gearoid Brennan (Claughaun), 3. Fionn Murphy (Kilteely/Dromkeen), 4. Daniel Enright (Monaleen) 5. Seamus Hurley (Newcastlewest), 6. Adam Kearns (St Senans), 7. Oran Collins (Adare), 8. Josh Ryan (Oola), 9. Diarmaid Kelly (Newcastlewest)(Captain), 10. Eoin O Mahony (Ballylanders), 11. Colm McSweeney (Gearld Griffins), Noel Callinan (St Kierans), 13. Anthony Barrett (Kilmallock), 14. Adam Storan (Mungret St Pauls), 15. James Ryan (Athea)

16. William O Mahony (Oola), 17. Conor O Grady (Hospital/Herbertstown), 18. Sean Ryan (Athea), 19. Darragh Ranahan (Ballysteen), 20. Paudie Sheedy (Kilmallock), 21. Luke Cardy (Adare), 22. Eoghan Carew (Monaleen), 23. Jason Kiely (Claughaun), 24. Ciaran Laffy (Mungret/St Pauls).