Round Up and Reaction Of Clare SFC Round Two Action

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12 teams are still standing in the race for the 2017 Clare Senior Football Championship after this weekends action.

Cratloe were the first team into the 2017 Clare SFC Quarter Finals.

Colm Collins side were 2-17 to 0-8 victors over Eire Óg in their winners round tie.

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It was a tight opening to the game with the sides level on four occasions before last years beaten finalists took control to lead 0-8 to 0-4 at the break.

They kicked on from there to outscore their opponents 2-9 to 0-4 after the restart to give them the win.

The first goal came from a Cathal McInerney penalty after a foul on Podge Collins ten minutes from time, while he doubled his goal tally with a second minutes later.

McInerney finished with a personal tally of 2-9.

Cratloe boss Colm Collins

Wolfe Tones and Kilfenora are both staring down the barrel of relegation from the Clare SFC.

2016 intermediate champions Kilfenora lost out to St Josephs Doora Barefield in their losers round tie on a 2-12 to 1-9 scoreline.

Goals in either half from Alan O’Neill and David O’Brien proved crucial for the Parish as they booked their spot in the playoff round and secured their senior status for 2018.

A first half goal for Gearoid Kelly saw Corofin always in control of their tie against Wolfe Tones and they led 1-7 to 0-3 at the break.

The Shannon men rallied after the break but could never close the gap as they eventually lost out by 1-13 to 0-10.

Reigning champions Kilmurry Ibrickane are safely through to the last 8 of the 2017 Clare SFC.

The Bricks enjoyed a 1-16 to 0-9 win over O’Currys with Mark McCarthys second half goal putting the game beyond doubt.

The men from the peninsula now go into the playoff round.

2015 finalists Cooraclare are also safely through.

They edged a tight battle with neighbours Doonbeg, winning by 1-12 to 0-13.

A second half goal from Jack Morrissey put the Sky Blues clear with ten minutes to play, with David Tubridy’s late effort scraping the top of the crossbar.

Cooraclare boss John Donnellan

Clondegad and Lissycasey will have to do it all over again though.

They couldn’t be seperated after extra time on a score line of Lissycasey 1-12 Clondegad 0-15.

Details of the replay are to finalised in the coming days.

Clondegad Manager Michael Hehir

8 time champions Kilkee are in danger of relegation from the Clare SFC.

It’s after they suffered defeat to Ennistymon in their losers round tie, going down by 2-13 to 0-8.

The North Clare men got off to the perfect start with a Sean McConigley goal inside the opening minutes, with a brace of points from Joey Rouine and one from Michael McDonagh seeing them 1-3 to 0-1 clear after 10 minutes with Gearoid Lynch getting the Blues off the mark.

Ennistymon continued their dominance with three more points to stretch 1-6 to 0-1 ahead midway through the half, with further scores Joey and Danny Rouine.

At half time the scoreboard read Ennistymon 1-8 Kilkee 0-4 with Gearoid Lynch Diarmuid Keane and Evan Garvey adding scores for the Seasiders while Joey Rouine kept the scoreboard ticking over for the North Clare Magpies.

Danny Rouine and Michael O’Loughlin stretched the Ennistymon lead even further after the restart, to see them 1-10 to 0-4 clear.

Ennistymon continued to dominate and put the icing on the cake 10 minutes from time when Danny Rouine slammed home a second goal to leave them ahead by 2-11 to 0-6.

The full time score of Ennistymon 2-13 to 0-8 sees the North Clare men through to the playoff round while Kilkee are facing a relegation semi final.

Ennistymon manager Cathal Crowe

2015 champions Miltown are back in the race for Jack Daly.

They produced a strong second half performance to beat St Breckan’s by 1-13 to 0-7 and seal their spot in the playoff round, while consigning their opponents to the relegation scrap.

It was the North Clare men who were first out of the traps with a two point inside the opening minutes in a game played in very difficult conditions.

Eoin Cleary got Miltown off the mark from a placed ball, before Joe Curtin levelled matters up once more.

St Breckans then hit back with next two scores to go 0-4 to 0-2 clear with 20 minutes on the clock.

Miltown hit back once more to level matters before the North Clare men edged in front once more.

County star Eoin Cleary then hit three points in a row to leave the 2015 champions ahead by 0-7 to 0-6 at the break.

Cleary was again on target after the restart with four more points in a row and when Graham Kelly fisted over. it left his side 0-12 to 0-6 ahead.

Cormac Murray then pounced for a goal to put the game beyond any doubt, before St Breckan’s registered their first point of the half.

Joe Curtin got his second of the game to finish the scoring, with Miltown securing the nine point win.

Miltown manager Michael Neylon

THIRD ROUND DRAW POTS

POT ONE: Eire Óg, O’Currys, Lissycasey/Clondegad, Doonbeg

POT TWO: St Josephs, Corofin, Ennistymon, Miltown

RELEGATION SEMI FINALISTS

Wolfe Tones, Kilfenora, Kilkee, St Breckans

QUARTER FINALISTS

Cratloe, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Cooraclare, Lissycasey/Clondegad

The draw for the third round will be made this (Monday) evening in Clare GAA HQ in Clareabbey at 6.15pm.

In the Intermediate championship, Kilrush beat Coolmeen, Kilmihil overcame Kildysart, Shannon Gaels got the better of Meelick while Clarecastle conceded a walkover to Liscannor.