Banner made to battle by Antrim

Clare recorded their second win of the Allianz Division 1B campaign with a hard fought victory over Antrim at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Davy Fitzgerald’s side led by a point (0-8 to 0-7) at the break but upped gears on the restart despite the red card dismissal of Domhnall O’Donovan for striking PJ O’Connell.

Clare edged it marginally in the opening stages and relied on an early second-half blitz of five unanswered points inside eight minutes to set up victory.