Successive wins push Feakle towards quarter-finals

Eoin Tuohy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill

FEAKLE MOVED closer to a place in the quarter finals of the TUS senior hurling championship when they defeated Clarecastle at Shannon on Saturday afternoon.

Feakle 1-21
Clarecastle 0-17
Venue: Wolfe Tones GAA Grounds, Shannon

Following on from their first round victory over Éire Óg, the East Clare side proved to be the more evenly balanced side in this tie.

The winners opened a four point gap in the opening quarter at the end of which they were 0-6 to 0-2 in front and while Clarecastle kept in touch they were unable to get back on terms.

The game’s only goal came midway through the second half when Oisin O’Connor pounced at a time when Clarecastle had closed the gap to two points It proved to be a killer blow and send the Feakle men on their way to a merited win.

As expected, the respective freetakers top the scoring lists with Shane McGrath contributing 0-10 for the winners, six of which came from play.

Clarecastle’s Oisin Casey contributed a dozen of his side’s scores, eleven of which came from placed balls.

It was 0-10 to 0-8 at the halfway point in Feakle’s favour. The sides exchanged points three times in the third quarter before Oisin O’Connor’s goal put the winners in a strong position.

Con Smyth, Adam Hogan, Shane McGrath, Martin Daly and Oisin O’Connor did well for the winners while Gearoid Ryan, Cian Galvin Eoghan Wallace and Oisin Casey did well for the Magpies.

Scorers Feakle: Shane McGrath (0-10), Oisin O’Connor (1-1); Raymond Bane, Oisin Donnellan Martin Daly, Fiachra Donnellan (0-2) each Steven Conway, Adam Hogan (0-1) each

Scorers Clarecastle: Osin Casey (0-12); Lee Brck (0-2); Rory O’Connell, Killian McDermott, James Doherty (0-1) each

Feakle:

1: Eibhear Quilligan

7: Ronan O’Connor
3: Evan McMahon
4: Oisin Clune

5: Adam Hogan
6: Con Smyth
9: Eoin Tuohy

10: Oisin Donnellan
11: Enda Noonan

13: Steven Conway
8: Shane McGrath
12: Martin Daly

14: Raymond Bane
18: Eoin O’Connor
15: Oisin O’Connor

Subs:
17: Gary Guilfoyle for Conway (23) (inj)
2: Killian Bane for E. Noonan (46)
20: Fiachra Donnellan for E. O’Connor (49)

Clarecatle
1: Cian Broderick

2: Filip Wiechcinski
9: Eoghan Wallace
4: Gearoid Ryan;

5: David Tuohy
6: Cian Galvin
11: Aaron Hayes