Louth edge winner-takes-all thriller against Clare to stay in Championship

This performance wasn’t perfect, but it did the job against an opponent that never gave up.

Sam Mulroy of Louth celebrates scoring a two-pointer. Pic: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

All-Ireland SFC: Clare 2-14 (2-0-14) Louth 2-17 (2-1-15) 

Louth’s summer adventure will kick on through to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final stage after the Leinster champions just about got the better of Clare in a Group 3 shootout to decide who would go through and who would bow out.