Clare Senior Football Championship Group Three: Kildysart – 0- 13 V Lissycasey – 0-08
All was to play far in Clarecastle as Lissycasey and Kildysart battled it out for a coveted spot in the quarter finals of the Clare Senior Football Championship.
With all sides deadlocked on two points apiece heading into the final round of group three’s fixtures, both outfits took to the field knowing their fate was in their own hands.
After a cautious start, Lissycasey netminder Tomás Collins opened the scoring with a 45 after eight minutes.
County star, Emmet McMahon wasted no time in levelling matters with his first of many to come on the day, before Conor Finucane and Aaron Griffin restored the Lissycasey lead.
The seesaw battle would ensue until the half time whistle with three further contributions from Mc Mahon , complemented by a pointed mark from Diarmuid O’Donnell.
Meanwhile for the Lissycasey men , Aaron Griffin and Conor Finucane were once again on hand to split the posts to see the sides level at 0-05 to 0-05 at the half time whistle.
On the restart it was the newly promoted Intermediate Champions who emerged from the dressing rooms with the greater fire in their bellies with efforts from Séamus ‘Sham’ Casey, Mikey Donnellan and a further three in a row from Emmet McMahon seeing Kildysart into a 0-10 to 0-06 lead.
Lissycasey were dealt a further blow during their opponents scoring spree with goalkeeper Tomás Collins, whose precision kickouts provided the launching pad for many of his sides scores, withdrawn with a hamstring injury.
Scores from Darragh Hill and Aaron Griffin would stem the tide for Aidan ‘Horse’ Moloney’s charges, however on fifty minutes , Emmet McMahon’s tour de force would continue as he added his eighth of the day to hand Kildysart a three point advantage.
A Diarmuid O’Donnell free in the closing stages was soon supported by Mikey Donnelan’s second of the day to send Kildysart five points in front with only injury time to play.
Lissycasey’s best efforts to breach Conor Cusack’s rearguard were ultimately to no avail in the closing stages, as Kildysart booked their spot in the Quarter-Final of the Clare Senior Football Championship as group winners on a full-time score of 0-13 to 0-08.
