Banner’s early dazzle sees Cats blindsided

 Kilkenny 1-18 Clare 2-18... Deep in injury time there occurred arguably the most noteworthy event of a first half full of noteworthy events. Kilkenny scored their first point from play of the afternoon.

The clock read 37:35 and the scorer was Pat Lyng, who’d come on as a substitute.

The number of Clare men who’d already scored from play? Seven. The number of Clare men who’d finish the half having scored from play? Eight, as David Fitzgerald popped up moments after Lyng’s effort and found the range from distance to send the visitors in leading by 2-12 to 1-7.