O’Brien strikes vital goal for Clyda
The goal came following an excellent move from their own defence and when Conor O’Sullivan’s effort came back off the crossbar, O’Brien was well positioned to dispatch the rebound to the net. The Mourneabbey side kept that margin for the next 50 minutes to secure their place in the final against Newmarket.
Clyda also adapted better to the difficult conditions, handled the greasy ball superbly and might have won the game by more but for a magnificent goal line save by Donal McCarthy late in the game which denied O’Brien a second major.
