Bridge blow the Gaels away

HOW did this happen?
Fri, 18 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Clarinbridge (Galway) 2-18 O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 0-12 Diarmuid O’Flynn, Croke Park

How does a team five points ahead and cruising to an easy win, as O’Loughlin Gaels were with just three minutes left in the first half of this All-Ireland club SHC final in Croke Park yesterday, disappear off the radar for the rest of the game?

How does a team which is cruising for the proverbial bruising — and Clarinbridge certainly looked headed that way — end up winning at a canter?

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