Crusheen end Cratloe’s hopes and advance to last eight

Last year’s beaten finalists, Cratloe, were knocked out of the Clare SHC on Saturday when their final group game against Crusheen finished in a 0-16 apiece draw.

Crusheen qualified for this evening’s quarter-final draw, where they will be joined from Group 2 by Inagh-Kilnamona. They defeated St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield 2-18 to 1-10 to record their second group win. Inagh-Kilnamona had to hope Cratloe didn’t win to progress to the last eight.

Cratloe, who were forced to replace injured Clare senior centre-back Conor Ryan in the second half, were pegged back by a late Pat Vaughan free for the 2010 and 2011 champions. Cratloe led 0-11 to 0-9 at half-time and 0-15 to 0-12, ten minutes from time.