Shorthanded Clare denied dream start after late strike
Ciaran Russell’s point four minutes into injury-time looked to have won a game in which both sides missed chances but three second-half black cards for Darren Nagle, Marty McMahon and, crucially, Dean Ryan after six substitutions had been made, meant Clare finished a man short. That helped Derry recover from that late Russell point to almost win it through an Enda Lynn shot before Kielt belied an unfavourable angle along the left to shoot over via the top of the cross bar.
“I suppose we are disappointed,” said Collins, “James Kielt got that last point and before that we thought we had it after Ciaran (Russell) got the last point. We repelled Derry out of the square but maybe a draw was a fair result.
