*Ballyea’s Mossy Gavin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BALLYEA “don’t have full control” on their future heading into the final round of the Clare SHC but they remain determined to deliver a performance that can keep their campaign alive.
*Liam Cotter latches onto the ball for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENNISTYMON’s senior footballers are en route to the Clare SFC quarter-finals after defeating Kilmihil by sixteen points, a big turnaround from their shock three point loss to the same opposition last season.
*St Joseph’s Miltown goalkeeper Cóilin Hayes gave a man of the match display between the posts. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Goals wins games but so do goalkeepers as Cóilin Hayes proved more difficult than the Strait of Hormuz to pass for St Joseph’s Miltown to maintain their perfect start to the Clare SFC as Cratloe …
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*David Fitzgerald and Thomas Kelly compete for possession. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. BALLYEA almost pulled off a major two week turnaround, coming within moments of defeating Clonlara and ended up having to settle for a share of the spoils.
*Robert Loftus gets away from Keelan Hartigan and Paul Rodgers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Éire Óg’s title retention credentials were given their biggest evaluation when producing a late seven point turnaround to hold off a determined Scariff.
*Matthew O’Halloran clears his lines as a hurley flies by Peter Power. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. SIXMILEBRIDGE snatched a senior championship lifeline in a derby duel with Newmarket-on-Fergus which lived up to expectations.
*Feakle midfielder Ronan O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FEAKLE are expecting a “huge test” as they face off with Clooney/Quin in a repeat of last year’s Clare SHC quarter-final.
*Kilmaley captain, Mikey O’Malley. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin ANY OF THE TEAMS in Group 4 are capable of qualifying for the Clare SHC quarter-finals, Kilmaley manager Brian Culbert believes.
*Cratloe’s Eoin Carey. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. YOUNG players have no choice but to step up for Cratloe’s senior hurlers, manager Alan Neville has outlined.
*Jamie Moylan tries to get away from Peter Duggan and Jimmy Corry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. The first stalemate of the senior hurling championship came last after a dramatic crescendo saw both sides lead in injury-time before John Cahill’s last gasp equaliserto split the points between Clooney/Quin and Cratloe.