Galway 2-8
\nClare 1-5<\/p>\n
EIGHT PLAYERS FOUND the target for Galway as they continued their perfect start to their Division Two campaign with a fifth win in succession at a wet Tuam Stadium.<\/p>\n
The scoring was low but it was an intriguing first half where it was level 1-2 to 1-2 at the break, with Cillian Rouine and Robert Finnerty trading goals.<\/p>\n
The swirling breeze favoured Clare but they failed to make full use of it and then in the second-half Galway opened up with Damien Comer pouncing for a crucial goal seven minutes after the restart.<\/p>\n
Worryingly for Galway manager P\u00e1draic Joyce, Shane Walsh limped off in the third quarter but his team had enough in the tank to keep up their perfect form.<\/p>\n
Clare got a dream start and it was the unlikely figure of Rouine who popped up to shoot to the net after less than three minutes.<\/p>\n
Aaron Griffin linked with Keelan Sexton and he set up the roaming corner-back, who finished off the post and into the Galway net.<\/p>\n
That was the only score for the opening ten minutes, Galway were pegged back deep in their own territory but on one of the rare occasions when they did get a chance to venture forward Johnny Heaney finally got their first score in the tenth minute.<\/p>\n
That was cancelled out by a fantastic Eoin Cleary effort from distance moments later.<\/p>\n
Galway were unlucky not to have a goal of their own in the 13th minute when Comer rose high to fist a Dylan McHugh long delivery just over the bar. If that showed a glimpse of what Galway were capable of the next score was pure class.<\/p>\n
Shane Walsh won possession and drove forward down the right wing, he spotted Finnerty\u2019s smart movement inside and gave a pinpoint pass, with the Salthill\/Knocknacarra clubman finishing into the bottom corner past Tristan O Callaghan.<\/p>\n
Finnerty shot Galway\u2019s first wide in the 19th minute and four minutes later he was shown a black card after being penalised for a trip on Manus Doherty.<\/p>\n
Clare, who shot five wides to Galway\u2019s four in the opening half, only managed one point with the extra man with Cleary pointing a free five minutes from the break to send them in level at 1-2 apiece at the interval.<\/p>\n
David Tubridy scored from a mark on the resumption but Kieran Molloy responded in style for Galway. Jack Glynn took a quick mark to set up McHugh for Galway\u2019s next point and then from the resumption Johnny Heaney got a hand to a short kickout from goalkeeper Tristan O\u2019Callaghan to set Comer up for a goal which set Galway on their way to victory.<\/p>\n
Heaney, Paul Conroy and Matthew Tierney made it 1-5 without reply and it wasn\u2019t until the 59th minute when Sexton finally hit back from a Clare free.
\nDessie Conneely and Jamie Malone exchanged points as Galway continued their drive to get back to the top flight at the first time of asking.<\/p>\n
Scorers for Galway: Damien Comer 1-1, Robert Finnerty 1-0, Johnny Heaney 0-2, Kieran Molloy 0-1, Dylan McHugh 0-1, Paul Conroy 0-1, Matthew Tierney 0-1, Dessie Connelly 0-1.<\/p>\n
Scorers for Clare: Cillian Rouine 1-0, Eoin Cleary 0-2 (0-1f), David Tubridy 0-1 (0-1m), Keelan Sexton 0-1 (0-1f), Jamie Malone 0-1.<\/p>\n
Galway<\/p>\n
1. Conor Flaherty (Claregalway)<\/p>\n
17. Jack Glynn (Claregalway) 4. Liam Silke (Corofin) 2. Kieran Molloy (Corofin)<\/p>\n
5. Dylan McHugh (Corofin) 6. John Daly (Mountbellew\/Moylough) 7. Cillian McDaid (Monivea\/Abbeyknockmoy)<\/p>\n
9. Paul Conroy (St James\u2019) 10. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard)<\/p>\n
8. Paul Kelly (Moycullen) 14. Damien Comer (Annaghdown) 12. Johnny Heaney (Killannin)<\/p>\n
15. Owen Gallagher (Moycullen) 13. Robert Finnerty (Salthill\/Knocknacarra) 11. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin\/Clonberne)<\/p>\n
Substitutes<\/p>\n
22. Finnian \u00d3 Lao\u00ed (An Spid\u00e9al) for Gallagher (46)
\n26. Eoin Finnerty (Mountbellew\/Moylough) for Walsh (48)
\n24. Dessie Conneely (Moycullen) for R Finnerty (54)
\n23. Dylan Canney (Corofin) for Comer (63)
\n21. Niall Daly (Kilconly) for Kelly (67).<\/p>\n
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Clare<\/p>\n
16. Tristan O Callaghan (St Breckans)<\/p>\n
4. Cillian Rouine (Ennistymon), 2. Manus Doherty (\u00c9ire \u00d3g), 3. Cillian Brennan (Clondegod)<\/p>\n
5. Eoghan Collins (Ballyhaunis), 6. Cian O\u2019Dea (Kilfenora), 7. Alan Sweeney (St Breckan\u2019s)<\/p>\n