IT’S THE START of the Allianz football league finals weekend as Clare and Tipperary face off in the Division 4 decider.
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Result: Tipperary 1-16 Clare 1-15
Hello and welcome along to Croke Park. We’re gearing up for the start of the 2014 Allianz football league finals weekend. First up at 5pm is the Division 4 decider between Clare and Tipperary.
Here’s how they’re going to line out today:
We’re getting set for action here in the Division 4 decider, Cavan’s Noel Mooney is the referee.
Tipperary 0-1 Clare 0-0: 2 mins – Tipperary race in to an early lead with Conor Sweeney tapping over a point.
Clare 0-1 Tipperary 0-1: 4 mins – Now it’s a draw game as Shane McGrath hooks over a shot with his left foot.
Tipperary 0-2 Clare 0-1: 6 mins – Barry Grogan sweeps over a free to put Tipperary ahead after Michael Quinlivan is fouled.
Tipperary snatching at a few chances to extend their lead with Philip Austin off target on two occasions.
Tipperary 0-2 Clare 0-2: 10 mins – Shane McGrath bursts through to tie the teams with his second point of the game for Clare.
Tipperary 0-3 Clare 0-2: 13 mins – First point of the day for Tipperary’s Ian Fahey. The centre-forward popped over a fine score from 40 yards.
Tipperary 0-3 Clare 0-3: 13 mins – Now the teams are level after Clare’s sharpshooter David Tubridy stepped inside to bomb over a great point.
Clare 0-4 Tipperary 0-3: 14 mins – Shane McGrath grabs his third point of the day for Clare.
Clare 0-5 Tipperary 0-4: 15 mins – Conor Sweeney points for Tipperary but should it have been a goal? Michael Quinlivan fed him and Sweeney stepped inside but saw his shot deflected over by Kevin Hartnett.
Clare 0-6 Tipperary 0-4: 18 mins – Tubridy on the mark again for Clare, this time from a free.
Tipperary 1-4 Clare 0-6: 20 mins – No mistake on this occasion from Sweeney as he billows the back of the net. Peter Acheson came close with the first chance before the ball broke kindly for Sweeney to fire home.
Tipperary 1-5 Clare 0-6: 21 mins – Barry Grogan knocks over a point off his left to extend Tipperary’s lead.
Tipperary 1-5 Clare 0-7: 26 mins – Tubridy bangs over a close-range free to cut the deficit that Clare face.
Tipperary 1-7 Clare 0-7: 28 mins – Robbie Kiely bursts forward from wing-back and unleashes a ferocious shot over the bar for Tipperary and then midfielder George Hannigan gets in on the scoring act.
Tipperary 1-7 Clare 0-8: 31 mins – Ciaran Russell lofts over a superb point for Clare after a great counter-attacking move.
Half-Time: Tipperary 1-7 Clare 0-9: And that’s it at the break, Tipperary lead by a point.
Tipperary 1-7 Clare 0-10: 38 mins – Shane Hickey surges forward from defence to pop over a neat point for Clare and tie the teams.
Tipperary 1-8 Clare 0-11: 40 mins – Terrific run by Brian Fox as he weaves through the defence to set up Barry Grogan for a point before Jamie Malone cancels it out with a fine score for Clare.
Clare 1-11 Tipperary 1-8: 45 mins – Fine pass by Shane Brennan to set up O’Leary and he skins Andrew Morrissey before smashing home a terrific goal.
Substitutes: Tipperary bring in Seamus Grogan and Ciaran McDonald with Philip Austin and Andrew Morrissey making way.
Clare 1-11 Tipperary 1-9: 49 mins – Conor Sweeney picks off a nice point for Tipperary.
Clare 1-11 Tipperary 1-10: 50 mins – Now the gap is down to the minimum as Sweeney taps over a free.
Clare 1-11 Tipperary 1-11: 52 mins – Draw game now after Barry Grogan strikes over a free.
Tipperary 1-12 Clare 1-11: 54 mins – Sweeney with another pointed free for Tipperary after Robbie Kiely is fouled.
Tipperary 1-13 Clare 1-12: 58 mins – David Tubridy ties it up with a pointed free before Steven O’Brien launches over a great score for Tipperary.
Tipperary 1-13 Clare 1-13: 59 mins – We’re level again thanks to Tubridy from play.
Tipperary 1-14 Clare 1-14: 64 mins – Sweeney fires over a free after Colin O’Riordan was hauled down before McGrath then replies with a Clare point.
Tipperary 1-15 Clare 1-14: 66 mins – Tipperary hit the front again through a Sweeney free. Initially it looked like the referee had awarded a penalty for Joe Hayes touching the ball on the ground but a 20-yard free was given instead.
Tipperary 1-16 Clare 1-14: 68 mins – Fine break by Quinlivan to lay the ball off for Sweeney and he smashes over a point.
Here’s the starting teams for tonight’s Division 3 decider.
CAVAN: Conor Gilsenan (Bailieborough); Joshua Hayes (Cootehill), Rory Dunne (Redhills), Feargal Flanagan (Butlersbridge); James McEnroe (Ramor United), Alan Clarke (Kingscourt), Damien O’Reilly (Belturbet); Gearoid McKiernan (Swanlinbar), Killian Brady (Mullahoran); Cian Mackey (Castlerahan), Niall McDermott (Ballinagh), Martin Reilly (Killygarry); Jack Brady (Ramor United), Martin Dunne (Cavan Gaels), Eugene Keating (St Sylvester’s).
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That banner was pretty big Patrice.
Evra is and always was a tramp! He is quite happy to throw the racism card out when it suits him as well.
@Let free speech live: What’s that supposed to me, “when it suits him”?
There’s a thing in football called “Kick racism out of Football”, you might have heard of it. Players and supporters alike were encouraged to come forward if they witnessed any, Evra did and gets castigated is some quarters for it. Class act !!
@Adrian Costigan: I like Evra even as a Liverpool fan, a great personality it has to be said, but his behaviour here is not to be condoned. If he was racially abused he should have reported it to officials and not spectacularly attacked the fools as he did. Because of his behaviour he has lost his job at Marseille when it could have been a better situation for everyone.
@Daniel Donovan: Officials have proven time and again they’ll do nothing… Hell if a player walks off because of the abuse he’s the one who gets in trouble. I hope Evra loosened a few of that little gobsh#ies teeth at least…
@Adrian Costigan: Notice how Suarez is never involved in the kick it out campaigns or the CL Say no to Racism one where all the best male and female players in the world are involved. But I suppose they can’t have a racist saying what he want when it suits him .
@Let free speech live: you’re some clown
@Adrian Costigan: Sam Bethal would agree with me, Suarez was also innocent but the fa had it in for him. John Terry got a smaller suspension and he was guilty.
@Daniel Donovan: but he didn’t bite anyone , that’s was all in everybody’s imagination it was just that the FA and the whole world had it in for him
@Hoof Hearted: He did bite other players, more than once, he’s still not a racist Evra is a liar simples.
@Let free speech live: and the lip readers are liars also. Is that you Marcus, PiG etc ..
@Hoof Hearted: Evra played the race card (not for the first time) falsely and the fa decided to make an example of him to cover up the fact the fa are racist. To summarise for you Evra is a liar and Suarez was his victim.
@Let free speech live: “Suarez was his victim”, ha ha ha. Good one to brighten up a dull Monday evening.
Liverpool fan by any chance ?
@Hoof Hearted: Didn’t think there was lip readers involved in the Suarez/Evra one, think you’re mixing up with the terry one.
The Suarez/Evra was basically a your we’d against mine.
Don’t get me wrong Suarez no angel and what he said wasn’t to be nice but I don’t think it was to be racist either.
Still doesn’t make sense that he Suarez/Evra incident resulted in much larger ban for Suarez than John terry when it was clear as day what he said and was far worse
@Adrian Costigan: Liverpool fan of course, what gave it away? Suarez was the victim, punished severely with no solid proof. Terry guilty of racism in a court of law and half the ban of Suarez. The fa are racist and set an example with the immigrant but not with the English captain.
@Let free speech live: yes I’m sure it still hurts you but time you got over it , Suarez was guilty! The FA had a 36 page report on him on the incident. That’s why Liverpool didn’t contest the decision cause they new he was guilty then. So put away your t-shirt now, in the same box as your Liverpool Premier League winners shirt is probably a good place
@Hoof Hearted: Sure Liverpool have never won the Premier league what drugs are you on? Give me some so I can pretend they have like you. I’m over it Suarez gone on to better things and Evra finally showing his true colours.
@Let free speech live: spoken like a true scouser.
@Daniel Donovan: you are not a Liverpool fan
@Let free speech live: he went on to better things !!! So biting two more people was better things. You really are a rose tinted clown Marcus
@Let free speech live: go bite someone
@Marc GIennon: Utd fans are a sensitive bunch, who would of thought?
One way to get a move
Evra is a snivelling squelly little beatch! Went running to the fa like a little coward after suarez. Check out the video of him and his French int. teammates. Calling them n…er this and n…er that. Horrible little tramp, hope they throw the book at him. Real victim indeed
@Rusty Nuts: no surprised your nuts are rusty it much be from all the crying
@Hoof Hearted: *surprise*
@Rusty Nuts: * Not Actually!
The amount of money this man gets at the end of each week is criminal .Getting shouted at and abused is part of the game simple as
@Terry O Shea: being abused is part of it ? having your family or a sick member of your family abused , wishing horrible things on you or a family member is part of the game is it. It doesn’t matter how much a player is paid they are still human beings with emotions and feelings. When you become a famous person or professional sports person you don’t shut down and become a robot
Ridiculous thing to say
@Olllie B: footballer isnt a profession,its the most dishonerable sport on the planet,they take dives,dirty tackles,heckle the reff,dont use video reply,they get paid a fortune but professional there anything but,yobs