*Kilmaley coach Colin Lynch speaking to his charges. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography

A storming finish from Clonlara, their second in successive rounds, wasnโ€™t enough to keep them in the race for the Clare SHC title as they bowed out to Kilmaley on score difference.

Kilmaley 0-21
Clonlara 1-18
Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

Seven points behind with four minutes of normal time remaining, the South Clare outfit piled on the pressure and landed seven points without reply in a nine minute spell, including five minutes of added time.

Kilmaley followers clearly breathed a sigh of relief when referee Rory McGann sounded the final whistle as they had qualified for the remaining quarter final spots in second place to group winners Inagh/Kilnamona. They will now play either Ballyea or Cratloe in the quarter final.

Clonlara were dealt a couple of massive blows during the week when John Conlon and Colm Galvin were ruled out due to injury. Conlon had keyhole surgery on Friday on the knee injury he suffered in training and will be out of action for some time as a result.

Galvin was introduced ten minutes into the second half and he helped in the fight back which almost got his side into the last eight.

Playing with the aid of a fresh wind, Kilmaley made the better start and they had raced 0-7 to 0-1 clear after just seven minutes. They were 0-9 to 0-2 in front at the first waterbreak but when play resumed Clonlara landed four in a row to move to within a point.

Kilmaley finished the half strongly and led by five at half time, 0-13 to 0-8. they had stretched their lead to eight points, 0-18 to 0-10 as the third quarter drew to a close but Clonlara had the last score of the quarter when Aidan Moriarty scored the gameโ€™s only goal.

When play resumed for the final quarter Cathal Oโ€™Connell converted a โ€˜65 but Kilmaley responded with three in a row and looked to be on their way to victory when leading 0-21 to 1-11 with five minutes of normal time remaining.

Clonlara refused to accept defeat and with Colm Oโ€™Meara, Dylan McMahon, Paraic Oโ€™Loughlin and Cathal Oโ€™Connell leading the charge, they fired over point after point to level but they just ran out of time.

Scorers Kilmaley: Cian Moloney (0-9, 8f) Tom Oโ€™Rourke (0-4), Michael Oโ€™Malley (0-3) Sean Oโ€™Loughlin, Conor Cleary, Brian Cahill, Michael Oโ€™Neill, Gearoid Oโ€™Grady (0-1) each

Scorers Clonlara: Cathal Oโ€™Connell (0-10, 4f, 1 โ€˜65); Aidan Moriarty (1-1), Kieran Galvin, Brian McLeish, Dylan McMahon (free), Ian Galvin, Micheal Oโ€™Loughlin (free), Cormac Oโ€™Donovan, Colm Oโ€™Meara (0-1) each

Kilmaley:
1: Bryan Oโ€™Loughlin

31: Martin Oโ€™Connor
3: Colin McGuane
4: Bradley Higgins

2: Tommy Barry
6: Conor Cleary
7: Aidan McGuane

29: Eoin Enright
9: Brian Cahill

13: Sean Oโ€™Loughlin
11: Michael Oโ€™Neill
17: Tom Oโ€™Rourke

14: Daire Keane
10: Michael Oโ€™Malley
12: Cian Moloney

Subs:
21: Gearoid Oโ€™Grady for D. Keane (44)
8: ร‰anna McMahon for S. Oโ€™Loughlin (62)
20: Joe Carmody for Oโ€™Rourke (63)

Clonlara:
1: Cillian Oโ€™Brien

3: Paul McNamara
20: Gareth Kennedy
4: Jathan McMahon

2: Colm Oโ€™Meara
6: Paraic Oโ€™Loughlin
7: Dylan McMahon

5:Aidan Moriarty
9: Ian Galvin

20: David Fitzgerald
11: Kieran Galvin
30: Brian McLeish

13: Cormac Oโ€™Donovan
21: Cian Moriarty
15: Catahal Oโ€™Connell

Subs:
10: Micheรกl Oโ€™Loughlin for D. Fitzgerald (half time)
28: Cillian Fennessy for McLeish (45)

Referee: Rory McGann (Newmarket-on-Fergus)

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