Limerick go the extra as Clare are left to rue late collapse

WITH less than two minutes remaining in normal time in the floodlit Gaelic Grounds last night, Clare had this Munster championship U21 first-round game all but won.

Five points ahead (0-12 to 1-4), playing with discipline and control though facing a gale-force wind, they headed into the three signalled minutes of injury time in good shape.

As normal time expired, Clare were reduced to 14 men with the dismissal of star player Podge Collins for a second yellow card. Limerick had reduced the deficit to just a goal following a pair of points from free-taker Eoghan O’Connor, but Clare were still in pole position.