Reidy saves Charleville as St Caimin’s bow out
St Caimin’s needed to win, with Charleville ahead in the group by just a single point in scoring difference. And, as the game headed into injury-time, the Clare college led by two points, 2-12 to 2-10, courtesy of a rapid-fire 1-1 from county minor star Alan Mulready. Up stepped Charleville’s magnificent centre-back David Reidy, however, and, after Caimin’s keeper Ronan Mulcahy had stopped a goalbound shot from midfielder Darren Sheehy, the Athlacca star of the future pounced for the third Charleville goal, putting his side a point ahead.
Still it wasn’t over, however. Finding a third minute of injury-time,, referee Michael Mann awarded a free to Caimin’s just inside the 45m line, and up stepped another Clare minor star of this year, Aaron Cunningham – their man of the match – and drilled it over the bar. A draw, and definitely the right result because neither of these two superb sides deserved to lose. But heartache for Caimin’s, pipped at the post for the last eight spot, joy for a very young Charleville side.