Camogie Junior: Clare 3-9 Galway 3-9 Clare, with a star on the forty in Deirdre Murphy, came from behind in dramatic fashion to earn a well-deserved draw in the junior final curtain-raiser at Croke Park yesterday.

The replay will be on October 11th.

Clare trailed by four points going into injury time but somehow got back on terms with yet another pointed free from Murphy and a stunning last-second goal from Catherine O'Loughlin.

The Galway side, with star attackers in Anne Marie Hayes, Emma Kilkelly and Marese Flanagan, had led from early on.

Left-hander Murphy got Clare on the move with some great scores and finished with a tally of 1-6.

Galway were ahead by 1-7 to 1-3 at half-time.

CLARE: P O'Grady; J Scanlon, D Lynch, Catriona McMahon; M O'Looney, N Comyns, M Whelan; L Linnane, D Corcoran; A Ryan, D Murphy (1-6, four frees), A Keane; Clare McMahon (0-1), C O'Loughlin (2-2), C Commane. Subs: R Kaiser for Commane; C Lynch for Corcoran; E Keating for Whelan.

GALWAY: S Earner; L Flynn, S Cahalan, N Lawless; N Gavin, R O'Connor, S Keane; C Kelly, C Glennon (0-1); B Hanny (0-3), C Bowes, M Flanagan (0-4, one free, one 45); B Kerins (0-1), A Hayes (2-0), E Kilkelly (1-0). Subs: S Keane for Flanagan; A Doherty for O'Connor.

Referee: E Browne (Tipperary).