Clare SHC: McCarthy's super 15 not enough for Inagh-Kilnamona against Smith O'Briens 

NOT ENOUGH: Clare's Aidan McCarthy. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

The first major shock of this year’s Clare SHC came in Shannon on Saturday as last year’s intermediate champions Smith O’Briens claimed the scalp of last year’s defeated senior finalists Inagh-Kilnamona, despite the fact that Clare star Aidan McCarthy hit 0-15 over the hour.

McCarthy’s first-half haul of 0-8 looked to have Inagh-Kilnamona on their way to victory as they led by 0-12 to 1-6, but after Keith Stritch’s 23rd-minute penalty kept the Killaloe side in touch they really turned on the style on the turnover with David O’Shea’s 45th-minute goal crucial in helping them to a famous 2-15 to 0-20 win.