\n Munster Club IHC quarter-final: O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills (Clare) 1-19 Abbeydorney (Kerry) 1-17\u00a0\n <\/p>\n
While Abbeydorney pushed O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills all the way in this cracking Munster IHC quarter-final played in Cusack Park, Ennis, there will be Kerry regret at letting a glorious chance slip after leading all the way to the 45th minute.<\/p>\n
The Clare side displayed more composure down the stretch after not really performing in the opening half. A fortuitous goal in the 39th minute from wing forward Jacob Loughnane gave O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills a shot in the arm and Abbeydorney appeared deflated as they failed to post a score for a 22-minute spell. That fallow period ultimately cost them victory.<\/p>\n
In that spell, Abbeydorney shot seven wides including some scoreable frees. They fell five points adrift, with Conor Cooney, Sean Boyce, Bryan Donnellan, Aidan Fawl, and Gary Cooney all adding points as O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills led 1-17 to 0-15 entering added time.<\/p>\n
Mike O\u2019Leary finally got his radar working to reduce the gap from a free, but Garry Cooney replied with a point from play. Then drama as Oisin Maunsell and Michael Slattery combined for Abbeydorney substitute Kevin Varian to score a goal and make it a two-point game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Man of the match Sean Boyce settled the Clare side\u2019s nerves with his fifth point but there was still time for more drama as Mike O\u2019Leary fired over the bar and Oisin Maunsell saw his effort at a goal taken off the line by keeper Killian Nugent. That was that.<\/p>\n
Kerry champions Abbeydorney made a dream start\u00a0 with Michael O\u2019Leary dominating the aerial combat along with his brother Brendan, while midfielders Jamesie O\u2019Connor and Callum O\u2019Sullivan were winning crucial possession. Mike O\u2019Leary set up Jack Sheehan to fire over the opening score, before Callum O\u2019Sullivan doubled the lead in the fifth minute.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills were profligate from the outset with four early wides, with Jacob Loughnane guilty of giving up 1-2. After a wonderful catch Michael Slattery
fired over a beauty and when Mike O\u2019Leary converted a 50-metre free from the near the sideline, O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills were rattled.<\/p>\n
The Clare side\u2019s captain Aidan O\u2019Gorman got them up and running from centre back and Loughnane from a free and Sean Boyce with a beauty saw Abbeydorney lead 0-6 to 0-3 at the end of the opening quarter, thanks to an Oisin Maunsell monster point.<\/p>\n
Boyce was tormenting the Abbeydorney full-back line and he fired over three points from play while it took great defending from Jack Clifford to force Boyce to shoot into side netting.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills were guilty of rank bad shooting with a total of nine first-half wides to Abbeydorney\u2019s two and the Kerry side retired the happier at half time, leading 0-12 to 0-10.<\/p>\n
However that barren spell without scoring proved costly as O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills finished the game the stronger with 2013 Clare All-Ireland winning captain Pat Donnellan coming on to steady the ship late on.<\/p>\n
Scorers for O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s Mills: S Boyce (0-5), J Loughnane (1-1, 1f), G Cooney (0-3), A O\u2019Gorman, A Fawl, D Moroney (0-2 each), C Cooney, C Cleary, C Henry and B Donnellan (0-1 each).<\/p>\n
\n Abbeydorney: M O\u2019Leary (0-8, 6fs), K Varian (1-0), O Maunsell (0-3), C O\u2019Sullivan, J Sheehan, and M Slattery (0-2 each).<\/p>\n
O’CALLAGHAN\u201dS MILLS: K Nugent; C McNamara, C Cooney, K Donnellan; S Cotter, A O\u2019Connell; F Hickey, C Murphy; J Loughnane, D Moroney, C Henry; S Boyce C Cleary, G Cooney\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Subs: B Donnellan for C Murphy (38), P Donnellan for C Henry (47), M Pewter for J Loughnane (57)\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n ABBEYDORNEY: C Bohane; J Maunsell, S Egan, M Clifford; D Hogan, R Donovan, N O\u2019Mahoney; J O\u2019Connor, C O\u2019Sullivan; J Sheehan, M O\u2019Leary, R O hAinifein; B O\u2019Leary, O Maunsell, M Slattery.<\/p>\n
Subs: D O\u2019Leary for B O\u2019Leary (40), D Egan for R O HAinifein (45), K Varian for J Sheehan (56), K Sheehan for C O\u2019Sullivan (58)<\/p>\n
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