Cratloe 2-8 Eire Og 0-9

Cratloe are on course to claim their first Clare senior football title.

Two goals from Clare All-Ireland hurling winner Cathal McInerney helped them to a deserved win over Éire Óg at Clarecastle yesterday.

Éire Óg began well and enjoyed a 0-5 to 0-2 lead by the 25th minute when McInerney fired home from a penalty. Podge Collins added a point and Cratloe led 1-3 to 0-5 at the interval.

After 46 minutes McInerney scrambled home a rebound after a fine run to make it 2-4 to 0-7.
CRATLOE: P De Loughrey, S Chaplin, B Duggan, D Ryan, O Murphy (0-1), M Hawes, E Boyce (0-2, one free), F Lynch, C Duggan, L Markham (0-2), P Collins (0-1), C Ryan, C McInerney (2-1, 1-0 pen, one free), S Collins (0-1), C McGrath.
ÉIRE ÓG: E Slattery, A Fitzgerald, D Lyne, C Brennan, D Ryan (0-1), D Russell, S Daniels (0-1 free) , B Frawley, D Reidy, E Glynn (0-1), B Dolan, L Corry (0-1), G Glynn (0-4, four frees), S Hickey (0-1), J Woods. Subs: D O'Halloran for Woods (40 mins), E Courtney for Dolan (43 mins), S Crotty for Frawley (47 mins), D O'Neill (55 mins).
Referee: P Cosgrove (Corofin)