IT WAS THE second part of an Easter Sunday hurling double-header in the Gaelic Grounds as Clare and Tipperary faced off.
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Thanks for joining us for our coverage of both games today.
FULL-TIME: Tipperary 2-24 Clare 2-17: Bourke with another late point to seal Tipp’s victory.
71 mins – Tipperary 2-23 Clare 2-17: Shane Bourke taps over a point for Tipperary, Colin Ryan replies for Clare.
70 mins – Tipperary 2-22 Clare 2-16: That looks like that as Niall O’Meara hits his third point of the day for Tipperary.
68 mins – Tipperary 2-21 Clare 2-16: Callanan could have secured Tipperary’s win as he knocks over a free.
67 mins – Tipperary 2-20 Clare 2-16: Fine point by Gearoid Ryan after great work by Bonner Maher.
66 mins – Tipperary 2-19 Clare 2-16: Patrick Donnellan on the mark as Clare stay in touch.
65 mins – Tipperary 2-19 Clare 2-15: Niall O’Meara is hauled down with Callanan pointing the resultant free.
64 mins – Tipperary 2-18 Clare 2-15: Conor McGrath cuts the gap to three.
62 mins – Tipperary 2-18 Clare 2-14: John Conlon and Niall O’Meara swap points.
61 mins – Tipperary 2-17 Clare 2-13: Seamus Callanan elects to point the penalty. Clare bring in Sean Collins for Galvin while Tipperary’s Shane Bourke replaces O’Dwyer.
Another terrific save by Tuohy to deny Callanan but a penalty is awarded to Tipperary after Patrick Maher is fouled in the rebound scramble.
57 mins – Tipperary 2-16 Clare 2-13: Clare right back in this game, superb score by Collins.
56 mins – Tipperary 2-16 Clare 2-12: Colin Ryan knocks over a free to cut the gap once more.
Superb save by Donal Tuohy to deny Seamus Callanan from netting Tipperary’s third goal of the day.
53 mins – Tipperary 2-16 Clare 2-11: Colm Galvin cuts the gap that Clare face to five.
52 mins – Tipperary 2-16 Clare 2-10: Callanan with another free for Tipperary. Gearoid Ryan and Shane McGrath both on now for the Premier instead of Denis Maher and Noel McGrath.
48 mins – Tipperary 2-15 Clare 2-10: Clare bounce back through points from David McInerney and Tony Kelly. But Tipperary then register through James Woodlock.
43 mins – Tipperary 2-14 Clare 2-8: Make that a six point game, Maher with Tipp’s second after a storming run. End to end stuff at the moment.
39 mins – Tipperary 1-14 Clare 2-8: Great start to the second half, Colin Ryan’s ball in finds Podge Collins and but Pa Donnellan gets the final touch for Clare’s second goal.
Ryan had earlier added a point so it’s three point game all of a sudden.
Half-Time: Tipperary 1-14 Clare 1-7: Advantage to the Premier at the break in the Gaelic Grounds despite a late point by Cathal McInerney from Clare.
34 mins – Tipperary 1-14 Clare 1-6: Tony Kelly on target to cut the deficit for Clare.
32 mins – Tipperary 1-14 Clare 1-5: Callanan again on target, this time from a 20-yard free, but Tipperary were furious that the game did not play on as Callanan was in on goal. But they’re still in control with Noel McGrath just after pointing.
30 mins – Tipperary 1-12 Clare 1-5: Callanan closes in on goal but the Clare defence divert it out for a ’65 and he grabs a point from that placed ball.
29 mins – Tipperary 1-11 Clare 1-5: Colin Ryan on target from a free for a point for Clare.
28 mins – Tipperary 1-11 Clare 1-4: Now seven point lead for Tipperary thanks to Callanan.
26 mins – Tipperary 1-10 Clare 1-4: Clare get it right in front of goal on this occasion as Tony Kelly flights the ball across the pitch to Colm Galvin who splits the posts. But Tipperary cancel that score quickly through James Barry from distance.
Clare strike another wide, this time from John Conlon. The wind is hampering Clare’s shooting as they struggle with accuracy.
Scoring chance for Clare but Conor Ryan snatches it after a great catch from a Pa Donnellan long-range free.
20 mins – Tipperary 1-9 Clare 1-3: Callanan is on fire as he lands another beautiful point for Tipperary.
19 mins – Tipperary 1-8 Clare 1-3: Great play by Michael Cahill to create an opportunity for Seamus Callanan to land a magical point from the wing.
18 mins – Tipperary 1-7 Clare 1-3: Patrick ‘Bonner’ Maher bounds clear onto the ball and smashes home a goal for Tipperary. They’ve performed best in the early stages.
16 mins – Tipperary 0-7 Clare 1-3: Back to the minimum between the teams as Colin Ryan launches over a superb long-range free.
13 mins – Tipperary 0-7 Clare 1-2: Superb free from John O’Dwyer as he was on target from distance but Clare reply with a sublime effort from Conor McGrath, who is back on the pitch after coming off earlier with a blood injury.
12 mins – Tipperary 0-6 Clare 1-1: Ball breaks free for Denis Maher around the middle and he measures his shot for a good point for Tipperary.
10 mins – Tipperary 0-5 Clare 1-1: Now a one point lead for Tipperary as Niall O’Meara pops over a score. Tipp could have had a goal as well but Seamus Callanan’s 20-yard free was blocked.
Clare 1-1 Tipperary 0-4: 5 mins – Callanan on the mark with a free for Tipperary.
Clare 1-1 Tipperary 0-3: 4 mins – Goal for Clare from Cathal McInerney!
Tipperary 0-3 Clare 0-1: 2 mins – Strong start by Tipperary with Seamus Callanan (2) and John O’Dwyer pointing while Podge Collins was on target for Clare.
Here’s the teams that start:
Clare (HL v Tipperary): Donal Tuohy; Jack Browne, Cian Dillon, David McInerney; Brendan Bugler, Conor Ryan, Patrick O’Connor; Patrick Donnellan, Colm Galvin; John Conlon, Tony Kelly, Colin Ryan; Cathal McInerney, Conor McGrath, Podge Collins.
And here is the Tipperary team:
Tipperary (SH v Clare): Darren Gleeson; Cathal Barrett, Conor O’Mahony, Michael Cahill; James Barry, Brendan Maher, Padraic Maher; Kieran Bergin, James Woodlock; Denis Maher, Noel McGrath, Patrick Maher; John O’Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, Niall O’Meara.
