OFFALY SFC/Clara 2-15 Erin Rovers 0-4:CLARA EASED into the county decider with a demolition of Erin Rovers in O'Connor Park. By half-time the 2003 county champions had opened up a 2-10 to 0-0 lead, with the goals coming from Thomas Deehan and Eoin Brady inside the opening 10 minutes.

Deehan top-scored for Clara, finishing with a total of 1-6.

CLARA: J Buckley; A Cronin, M Rosney, D Kelly; P Mitchell, M Mitchell, L Hiney; S Brady, R Brady (0-2); T Dalton, J O’Hara (0-2), C Kelly; E Brady (1-3), J Reynolds (0-2), T Deehan (1-6). Subs: D Baggot for P Mitchell (40mins), G Guilfoyle for C Kelly (44mins), S Deehan for T Deehan (48 mins), K Meehan for J Buckley (53 mins), K OMeara for T Dalton (55 mins)

ERIN ROVERS: N Dunne; K Lynam, P Lynam, D Bracken; J Cuskelly, R Fox, G Delaney; K Lynam, T Spain (0-1, free); P Carroll, D Kelly, J Devery (0-1); B Buckley, G Lynam, A Lynam (0-1). Subs: I McLoughlin (0-1) for G Delaney (37 mins), C Russo for Fox (50 mins), Enda Carroll for Carroll (51 mins), S Cornally for D Kelly (54), A Buckley for Bracken (57).