Clare progress

Clare 1-19 Limerick 2-14 (After extra-time):CLARE HAD to dig deep and depend on extra-time at Cusack Park, Ennis last evening, to reach the Munster decider and set themselves up for a tilt at a third provincial in a row, against Tipperary.

Limerick trailed 1-14 to 0-11 but two late goals, one from a penalty by Ronan Lynch and another from play by centre back Barry O’Connell, threw them a lifeline.

At half-time dominant Clare led 1-8 to 0-6, with top scorer Bobby Duggan also their goal-scorer in the sixth minute.

But in extra-time Clare battled to eke out a two-point win.

CLARE: E Quilligan, S O’Brien (capt), B Carey, G Ryan, A McGuane (0-1), C Cleary, E Quirke, D Conroy, A Morey (0-1), S Taylor (0-2), J Shanahan (0-1), N Deasy (0-1), C Deasy (0-1), S O’Donnell, B Duggan (1-12 ten frees). Subs: S Ward for N Deasy (41), J Malone for Conroy (69), A O’Gorman for Taylor (70). N Deasy returned for extra-time.

LIMERICK: D Stapleton, S Irwin, R English, J Carrig, D Byrnes (0-1), B O’Connell (1-0), D Dee, B Finn (0-1), K Cleary, R Lynch (1-4, three frees, one 65), D Condron, C Lynch (0-1), L O’Sullivan (0-1), K O’Brien (0-1), J Kelleher. Subs: E O’Farrell (0-2) for Kelleher (25), J Hannon for Cleary, D Donovan (0-2) for Finn (both ht), B Griffin for Condron (36), P Ryan for Griffin inj (47), E Fitzgerald (0-1) for R Lynch (inj).

Referee: J OBrien (Tipperary).