Clifden CS3 Marist, Athlone 10:KILLIAN DONNELLY was the Marist hero when he struck for a match-winning try in injury-time at Monastery Field, Clifden, to send the Athlone side into the semi-finals of the Connacht Senior Cup yesterday.

Marist went ahead eight minutes before the interval when Kevin Dunne slotted a penalty.

Clifden got back on level terms when outhalf Shane Sweeney landed a penalty after 52 minutes.

Donnelly pushed over for the decisive try before Dunne added the conversion to set up a meeting with holders Coláiste Iognáid in a repeat of last year’s final.

CLIFDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL: E Kilkenny; A Madden, C Molloy, J Vaughan, E Brody; S Sweeney, S Smyth; D O’Reilly, T Roche, I McDonagh, A O’Malley, J O’Sullivan; C Reilly, C Nee, D Heanie. Replacement: C Staunton for Brody (52 mins).

MARIST COLLEGE: K Dunne; A Connaughton, C Fitzgibbon, D O’Riordan, C Greene; J McCarty, A McArdle; D Henshaw, S Dowling, P Mannion, R Reid, N Quigley, S Feery, K Donnelly, B Fagan. Replacements: J Donoghue for Feery (32 mins), I Coffey for Connaughton (57 mins), R Henshaw for O’Riordan (68 mins), E McBrearty for Nee (70).

Referee: J Craughwell (CBRFU).