Clare tops

The Clare League yesterday captured the Statoil Oscar Traynor Cup when defeating Leinster Senior League 2-1 at Ballycasey in Shannon.

Trailing to a Derek Prendergast goal going into injury-time at the end of the first-half, the home-side equalised through Declan Adams. Substitute Seamie Lawlor headed the winner, one and a half minutes into extra-time.

CLARE: Sulc, Byrne, Fahy, Crowley, Rochford (Capt.), Devitt, Adams, O’Malley, O’Neill, Donnellan, Eade. Subs: Lawlor for Adams (59), Carmody for O’Malley (76), Daly for Eade (95), Monaghan for Donnellan(95).

LEINSTER: Smith (Capt.), Swift, Burns, Kelly, Uzell, McNevin, Prendergast, Bennett, McCoy, Corrigan, Thornberry. Subs: Quigley for Bennett (59), P O’Connor for Kelly (84), Deegan for Thornberry (93), A O’Connor for Burns(101).

Referee: J McNamara (Limerick).