Ballyea 2-14
\nClonlara 1-14<\/p>\n
BALLYEA POWERED TO\u00a0their first-ever Clare senior hurling title after finally shaking off Clonlara with the last three points to end a titanic 120 minute battle.<\/p>\n
In a reverse of the drawn game, it was Ballyea who led the way for the majority only to be reeled in by a John Conlon equalising goal approaching the final quarter.<\/p>\n
Crucially however, Ballyea never let their opponents get ahead as after swapping points twice in the closing stages, they finished with successive scores from man of the match Niall Deasy, substitute Damien Burke and talisman Tony Kelly to complete a historic afternoon.<\/p>\n
With Gary Brennan their chief target man at full-forward, Ballyea hit the ground running to surge 1-4 to 0-1 clear by the 10th minute, book-ended by 1-2 for the All Star football nominee.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Clonlara were fortunate to only be trailing by six at this stage as goalkeeper Ger O\u2019Connell had pulled off three important saves to keep his side in this replay.<\/p>\n
\n Niall Deasy battles with Cormac O’Donovan.<\/p>\n
Source: Tommy Dickson\/INPHO<\/p>\n
Clonlara finally settled with points from Cathal O\u2019Connell, John Conlon and Miche\u00e1l O\u2019Loughlin only to be rocked once more by a second Ballyea goal when Deasy soloed through to push his side 2-4 to 0-4 clear by the end of the opening quarter.<\/p>\n
The rebuilding work was predominantly carried by full-forward Conlon who earned frees for O\u2019Connell to reduce the arrears to just three by the break at 2-5 to 0-8.<\/p>\n
It had to take Conlon\u2019s 41st minute goal set-up by a Colm Galvin lineball to finally gain parity however at 2-09 to 1-12.<\/p>\n
However, any doubts that Ballyea would wilt would be banished as Deasy and Kelly led a late surge to become the tenth different winner of the Clare SHC in the past 13 seasons.<\/p>\n
Scorers for Ballyea: Niall Deasy 1-3 (1f); Gary Brennan 1-2; Tony Kelly 0-4 (1f, 1\u201965); Pat Joe Connolly, Joe Neylon, Brian Carrigg, Jack Browne, Damien Burke 0-1 each<\/p>\n
Scorers for Clonlara: Cathal O\u2019Connell 0-8 (7f); John Conlon 1-1; Colm Galvin 0-2; Miche\u00e1l O\u2019Loughlin, Nicky O\u2019Connell (1f), Darach Honan 0-1 each<\/p>\n
Ballyea<\/p>\n
1. Kevin Sheehan<\/p>\n
4. Brian Carrigg
\n3. Jack Browne
\n2. Joe Neylon<\/p>\n
6. Paul Flanagan
\n5. Gearoid O\u2019Connell
\n7. James Murphy<\/p>\n
8. Tony Kelly
\n9. Stan Lineen (Captain)<\/p>\n
10. Niall Deasy
\n13. Pat Joe Connolly
\n12. Cathal Doohan<\/p>\n
17. Martin O\u2019Leary
\n11. Gary Brennan
\n15. Pearse Lillis<\/p>\n
Subs:<\/p>\n
18. Damien Burke for O\u2019Leary (44)
\n19. David Egan for Connolly (54)<\/p>\n
Clonlara<\/p>\n
1. Ger O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n
2. Cillian Fennessy
\n7. Domhnall O\u2019Donovan
\n29. Garrett Kenned<\/p>\n
9. Cormac O\u2019Donovan
\n5. Nicky O\u2019Connell
\n6. Neil Ryan<\/p>\n
3. Oisin O\u2019Brien
\n8. Colm Galvin<\/p>\n
15. Michael O\u2019Loughlin
\n10. Darach Honan
\n13. James Hastings<\/p>\n
18. Ger Powell
\n14. John Conlon (Captain)
\n11. Cathal O\u2019Connell<\/p>\n
Subs:<\/p>\n
27. Shane O\u2019Brien for Ryan (24)
\n17. Pat O\u2019Hare for C. O\u2019Donovan (39)
\n12. Paraic O\u2019Loughlin for O\u2019Hare (58)
\n23. David Fitzgerald for Galvin (61)<\/p>\n
Referee:\u00a0Damien Fox (Clooney-Quin).<\/p>\n
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