Result – All-Ireland SFC club final: Corofin 2-19 Nemo Rangers 0-10
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Welcome along to a bitterly cold Croke Park for the 2018 All-Ireland senior club football final. It’s a Cork against Galway battle with Nemo Rangers taking on Corofin. Throw-in is 2pm.
A third All-Ireland final outing today for Galway’s Corofin and they’ve never been beaten at this stage after previous victories in 1998 and 2015.
The referee for this one is Meath’s David Gough with Down’s Ciaran Branagan the linesman and standby referee with Sean Laverty from Antrim the other linesman.
Here are the teams named to start today, we’ll keep you updated of any late changes.
Corofin
1. Bernard Power
2. Ciaran McGrath (captain)
3. Kieran Fitzgerald
4. Cathal Silke
5. Kieran Molloy
6. Liam Silke
7. Dylan Wall
8. Daithi Burke
9. Ronan Steede
10. Gary Sice
11. Michael Lundy
12. Jason Leonard
13. Ian Burke
14. Martin Farragher
15. Michael Farragher
Nemo Rangers
1. Micheál Martin
2. Kevin O’Donovan
3. Aidan O’Reilly (captain)
4. Alan Cronin
5. Tomás Ó Sé
6. Stephen Cronin
7. Kevin Fulignati
8. Alan O’Donovan
9. Jack Horgan
10. Barry O’Driscoll
11. Paul Kerrigan
12. Colin O’Brien
13. Luke Connolly
14. Paddy Gumley
15. Ciarán Dalton
For Nemo Rangers, attacker Paddy Gumley is named to start after being a major injury worry since the semi-final win over Slaughtneil while Corofin have brought captain Ciarán McGrath back in to start instead of Colin Brady who drops out. We’ll see if they’ll line up that way.
Closing in on throw-in here, who’s your tip to triumph?
Game on in Croke Park.
Liam Silke picking up Luke Connolly from the start.
Early Paul Kerrigan effort for a point strikes the upright from a narrow angle.
And at the other end Corofin’s Liam Silke hits the woodwork. Still no score.
Corofin 0-1 Nemo Rangers 0-0
Gary Sice lashes over off his right, half a goal chance for Corofin.
Corofin carve Nemo open again and Silke nearly gets in for a goal but he shoots high and the ball collides with the post.
Goal for Gary Sice for Corofin!
Corofin 1-1 Nemo Rangers 0-0
Gary Sice slams a shot low to the far corner after being fed by the alert Ian Burke. Great strike.
Corofin 1-1 Nemo Rangers 0-1
Finally Nemo Rangers get off the mark. A good team move culminates in Paul Kerrigan being fouled and Connolly clips over the free from close range.
Corofin 1-2 Nemo Rangers 0-1
Corofin moving with purpose in attack as Jason Leonard charges through to point.
Corofin 1-3 Nemo Rangers 0-1
Great footwork by Dylan Wall to evade the Nemo rearguard and fire over a point off his left.
Corofin 1-4 Nemo Rangers 0-1
Corofin are flying, Martin Farragher with their latest point.
Corofin 1-5 Nemo Rangers 0-1
And Micheal Lundy with another for Corofin, Nemo struggling to get into this one.
Corofin 1-6 Nemo Rangers 0-1
Sice clips over a free to stretch Corofin’s advantage.
Goal for Corofin from Michael Farragher!
Corofin 2-6 Nemo Rangers 0-2
Gem of a goal from Corofin, Michael Farragher capping a sublime team move. Paddy Gumley clips over a point in response for Nemo who have endured a terrible start here.
Corofin 2-6 Nemo Rangers 0-3
Marvellous pointed free by Connolly for Nemo.
Corofin 2-7 Nemo Rangers 0-3
Another lovely Corofin point, this time from Martin Farragher.
Corofin 2-8 Nemo Rangers 0-3
Sice converts a free for Corofin, Alan O’Donovan hits the post for Nemo.
Corofin 2-9 Nemo Rangers 0-3
Daithi Burke points after Corofin again weave a way through the Nemo rearguard.
Yellow card for Corofin’s Lundy.
Corofin 2-9 Nemo Rangers 0-4
Close-range converted free by Luke Connolly for Nemo.
Half-Time: Corofin 2-9 Nemo Rangers 0-5
Late Paul Kerrigan point for Nemo Rangers but they face to mountain to climb entering the second half. Corofin are ten points up and cruising.
Second-half action is now under way.
Corofin 2-10 Nemo Rangers 0-5
Early second-half point for Corofin from Martin Farragher.
Couple of snatched efforts at points from Nemo. Little going right for them.
Corofin 2-11 Nemo Rangers 0-5
Martin Farragher on target again.
Conor Horgan, Michael Dorgan and Jack Donovan in for Nemo Rangers for Tomás Ó Sé, Jack Horgan and Paddy Gumley.
Corofin 2-12 Nemo Rangers 0-6
Points swapped, Luke Connolly for Nemo and then Dylan Wall for Corofin.
Corofin 2-12 Nemo Rangers 0-7
Fine point arced over by Luke Connolly for Nemo Rangers.
Corofin 2-13 Nemo Rangers 0-7
Martin Farragher clips over a point for Corofin. This one looks done as we enter the final quarter.
Corofin 2-14 Nemo Rangers 0-7
A fifth point of the day for Martin Farragher, the Corofin attacker has been superb.
Sub: Conor Cunningham on for Corofin for Kieran Molloy.
Subs: Colin Brady replaces Micheal Lundy for Corofin. Colm Kiely on for Nemo for Ciarán Dalton.
Corofin 2-14 Nemo Rangers 0-8
Sub Jack Donovan with a point for Nemo.
Corofin 2-16 Nemo Rangers 0-8
Sice slams over a Corofin point, great chance of a third goal after being set up by Ian Burke, who then notches his first point of the day.
Sub: Ciaran O’Shea on for Nemo Rangers for Kevin Fulignati.
Corofin 2-17 Nemo Rangers 0-8
Daithi Burke with the latest point for Corofin, what a day it’s been for the Galway club.
Subs: Corofin bring in Barry O’Donovan and Dylan McHugh for Cathal Silke and Jason Leonard.
Corofin 2-17 Nemo Rangers 0-9
Ciaran O’Shea with a consolation point for Nemo Rangers.
Corofin 2-18 Nemo Rangers 0-9
Ian Burke with the latest Corofin point.
Corofin 2-19 Nemo Rangers 0-9
Martin Farragher has won the man-of-the-match award and kicks his sixth point of the day.
Full-Time: Corofin 2-19 Nemo Rangers 0-10
Galway’s Corofin are the 2018 All-Ireland senior club football champions!
Second All-Ireland final win in four years for the Galway club, they were outstanding. That’s all from us, thanks for joining in.
