Antrim in control

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR:  Antrim 1-14 Clare 1-7

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR: Antrim 1-14 Clare 1-7

ANTRIM proved too strong for Clare in a Division Four clash at Casement Park on Saturday night.

Clare got off to a great start with a goal after 47 seconds from Steven Moloney. But Antrim hit back four minutes later for their goal from Paddy Cunningham.

Antrim dominated at midfield and led 1-7 to 1-3 at the interval. The home side controlled most of the second half and with skipper Cunningham popping over points from frees, they ran out convincing winners.

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ANTRIM:S McGreevey; C Brady, S McVeigh, K O'Boyle; T Scullion, D O'Hagan, J Crozier; M McCann (0-2), B Hasson (0-1); J Loughrey, C Close, C Murray; K Brady, P Cunningham (1-8, six frees), CJ McGourty (0-2). Subs: T McCann for C Murray (yellow card, 17 mins), N McKeever for McVeigh (28 mins), S Burke for Hasson (46 mins), M Dougan for McGourty (yellow card, 46 mins), D McCann (0-1) for D O'Hagan (yellow card, 50 mins).

CLARE:I McInerney; M McMahon, C Whelan, T Madigan; L Markham, K Dilleen, Gordon Kelly; G Brennan, F O'Dea; D Russell, P Reidy, S Moloney (1-1); M O'Shea (0-1), E Coughlan, D Tubridy (0-5, four frees).

Subs:D Ryan for T Madigan (yellow card, 34 mins), R Donnelly for Brennan (half-time), P O'Dwyer for O'Dea (half-time), C O'Connor for Whelan (yellow card, 52 mins), G Quinlan for Kelly (yellow card, 67 mins).

Referee:P Kneel (Louth).