Clare v Limerick Football

Penalty shoot-out glory for Limerick has secured the county a first Munster SFC win over Clare since 2009. It took a little bit of history to separate the sides ...

Penalty shoot-out glory for Limerick has secured the county a first Munster SFC win over Clare since 2009. J Ryan (0-6, 0-5 frees); R Bourke (1-2, 0-2 frees); B Fanning (1-0); C Fahy, P Nash (0-2 each); D Treacy, A Enright, B Donovan, H Bourke (0-1 each).J Ryan (0-6, 0-5 frees); R Bourke (1-2, 0-2 frees); B Fanning (1-0); C Fahy, P Nash (0-2 each); D Treacy, A Enright, B Donovan, H Bourke (0-1 each). E Cleary (0-6, 0-2 free); A Griffin (0-4); D Tubridy (1-1, 1-0 pen); B Rouine (0-1 free), D O’Neill (0-2 each); P Lillis, E McMahon, G Cooney, J Malone (0-1 each).E Cleary (0-6, 0-2 free); A Griffin (0-4); D Tubridy (1-1, 1-0 pen); B Rouine (0-1 free), D O’Neill (0-2 each); P Lillis, E McMahon, G Cooney, J Malone (0-1 each). At the other end, Clare midfielder Ciaran Russell’s marshalling of the D meant Limerick initially found it difficult to feed Josh Ryan, but an injection of pace in their transition play as the half wore on allowed the Treaty find the towering Oola man with more regularity - he finished the half with three frees and one from play. It was a period of dominance that meant Limerick, despite not hitting the front for the first time until the 23rd minute, were five to the good - 1-7 to 0-5 - on 28 minutes. Limerick surged three in front in this Munster quarter-final penalty shoot-out as each of their first three takers - Iain Corbett, Robbie Bourke, and Brian Donovan - found the net.