Here’s how the sides will start:
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Stephen McDonnell (Glen Rovers)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
10. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)
11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
12. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
13. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
15. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
Clare
1. Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)
2. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)
3. David McInerney (Tulla)
4. Patrick O’Connor (Tubber – captain)
5. David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona)
6. Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown)
7. Oisín O’Brien (Clonlara)
8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
9. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
10. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
11. Podge Collins (Cratloe)
12. John Conlon (Clonlara)
13. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
14. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
15. Conor McGrath (Cratloe)
We’re underway in Semple Stadium. Clare will play against the breeze for the opening half.
Cork 0-1 Clare 0-0
1 min – Alan Cadogan is in flying form lately and he gives the Rebels an early lead.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-2
8 mins – Brilliant score by Patrick Horgan edges Cork back in front. John Conlon hits a wide at the far end – that’s Clare’s third.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-3
11 mins – Cathal Malone’s kick at goal rebounds off the outside of the post, but Podge Collins sends it over.
GOAL! Alan Cadogan hits the net for Cork!
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-4
12 mins – Beautiful stick work by Cadogan there and a fine finish. He’s got 1-1 already today. Tony Kelly responds with a superb point from distance at the far end.
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-5
16 mins – Tony Kelly’s free is accurate and raises a white flag. Clare have responded well to the goal.
Cork 1-4 Clare 0-6
22 mins – Cork hadn’t scored for 11 minutes when Lehane nailed an effort from midfield.
Cork 1-5 Clare 0-6
24 mins – Darragh Fitzgibbon scores after a short sideline by Horgan.
Cork 1-6 Clare 0-6
28 mins – Horgan slots over a free from a tight angle. It’s been a low-scoring first-half so far with scores at a premium.
Cork 1-8 Clare 0-7
32 mins – Tony Kelly hits a free after a run of five straight Cork scores. Jason McCarthy replaces Oisin O’Brien on the Clare team.
Alan Cadogan’s goal earlier:
Clare’s tally of wides increases to seven as we enter additional time at the end of the first-half.
Cork 1-9 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – John Conlon reduces the gap to three but Horgan cancels it out moments later from a free. That’s his third.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – Horgan could score frees like this with his eyes closed.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8 – HT
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-9
36 mins – Anthony Nash makes a good save from Conor McGrath but Arron Shanagher takes his score to reduce the gap to four.
Cork 1-13 Clare 0-11
42 mins – Kelly and Horgan swap frees. The latter score was engineered by a wonderful probing run by Kingston. Cian Dillon comes in for Patrick O’Connor.
Cork 1-14 Clare 0-12
45 mins – Lehane makes a superb catch in the air and Horgan slots over the resultant free.
Cork 1-15 Clare 0-12
50 mins – Cadogan leaps high to claim a stunning catch and wins a free. Horgan applies the finish.
Cork 1-16 Clare 0-13
53 mins – Tony Kelly arrows over Clare’s first score from play in nine minutes. It’s goals they need though.
GOAL! Clare’s Conor McGrath drills a low strike past Anthony Nash!
Cork 1-16 Clare 1-14
55 mins – Shane Kingston is booked. Clare are right back in this game now. Then Tony Kelly launches over a huge point from midfield!
Cork 1-17 Clare 1-14
56 mins – Fantastic leadership by Cadogan to score off his left under pressure.
Cork 1-18 Clare 1-14
57 mins – Coleman puts a great ball into Horgan who converts the chance. Cork lead by four.
Cork 1-19 Clare 1-15
58 mins – A great score from John Conlon brings Clare back to within three. Fitzgibbon hits a wide at the far end but Cork are awarded a free. Horgan’s strike is good.
Cork 1-21 Clare 1-17
63 mins – Coleman slots over a wonderful sideline while McCarthy responds with one at the far end.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-17
65 mins – Coleman glides forward and pops one over from way out the field.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-20
69 mins – Conor McGrath leaves two between them. We’re in the final minute of normal time.
Cork 1-23 Clare 1-20
71 mins – Cahalane makes a break forward from the full-back line and Horgan points.
Cork 1-24 Clare 1-20
73 mins – Cadogan floats a classy point over. The title is surely Cork’s now!
Cork 1-25 Clare 1-20 – FT
Cork are Munster champions!
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“Old Mr Brennan” wont be happy with this development..
It’s just a massive money grab, It’s not even a competitive fight, we already know Mayweather wins. But it really doesn’t matter, Win lose or draw, both fighters will make the ten’s of millions, In Floyd’s case hundreds of millions.
I predict the ‘fight’ itself will be over in less than 10 min. An early and easy KO/TKO win for Mayweather
Look, the fight is what it is! It’s just a money making stunt. I don’t care who wins the fight, I admire two men who can put themselves in the position to make millions in a matter of minutes! It’s bloody brilliant. Fair play to Conor for getting himself to a place where he has the opportunity to do that. Not one person on this page would turn down the opportunity to make that kind of money. It’s win win for them both, I genuinely hope Conor wins, probably won’t happen but anything can happen in a good knock. If he looses who cares, he won’t, he’ll be too busy counting his money to give a toss!
Very bad for boxing ….
@Jah: How? More attention, more newcomers doing their research to familiarise themselves with Mayweather and his previous fights and therefore becoming more interested in the sport in general. It’s a mismatch but everyone already knows that and it’s a huge event for boxing all the same. Even if McGregor somehow won then the public will be satisfied (general feeling is people are rooting for him) so there would be plenty of happy customers in that extremely unlikely scenario.
@Brian: i was hoping my ‘…’ would translate as sarcasm. Alas, I have failed in this endeavour
@Jah: Genuinely. You need to put /sarcasm\.
Now. You wanna scrap on the undercard? We can a pokemom card battle or something.
“pokemom” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@Jah: ah… very silly of me
@Brian: if people research Mayweather not only will the discover what a great boxer he was but what an incredible low life woman beater he is too.
@Paul O Mahony: jeekers
@Paul O Mahony: you obviously didn’t do your full research either. would never condone such behaviour but context is key. read into actually what happened including from witnesses and you won’t feel the same I guarantee it.
@Brian: hmmm…..he pleaded guilty on a number of occasions in court and done time for one. Would you plead guilty if you didnt do something? I wonder why he was sent to court if he was innocent? He also came to settlement with other women to keep them out of court. Do you really believe he never touched a woman? What context makes it ok to beat a woman in front of your children?
@Paul O Mahony: Brian has his tin hat on
Look, the fight is what it is! It’s just a money making stunt. I don’t care who wins the fight, I admire two men who can put themselves in the position to make millions in a matter of minutes! It’s bloody brilliant. Fair play to Conor for getting himself to a place where he has the opportunity to do that. Not one person on this page would turn down the opportunity to make that kind of money. It’s win win for them both, I genuinely hope Conor wins, probably won’t happen but anything can happen in a good knock. If he looses who cares, he won’t, he’ll be too busy counting his money to give a toss!