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Tipperary 2-14 Clare 0-14

But, the inescapable fact is that the progress made by Ken Hogan's superbly prepared team in opening up a two-goal lead in that brief period was to seriously undermine the opposition's stuttering challenge over the course of the whole game.

And some very poor Clare finishing over the course of the half, featuring three definite chances of goal, effectively denied them a victory they never really looked capable of manufacturing.