Clare 4-19 Derry 1-06
Clare made short work of Derry at Cusack Park to keep themselves in contention for a place in the knockout stages of the Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship, registering a 4-19 to 1-6 win.
The victory brings them level with Dublin in third place in Group 2. The draw to decide who advances to the quarter-final has been deferred.
Clare laid the platform for the victory in the first half despite the fact that Derry had the wind in that period. A good start was going to be important and it came via an Emma O’Driscoll point and two from Chloe Morey, the latter a spectacular score after a strong catch.
Karen Kielt replied for the visitors from a placed ball after 12 minutes but it was all Clare. Máire McGrath landed a bomb from distance and Róisín McMahon followed up before the Bannerwomen pounced for three quick goals to deflate Derry.
Aoife Keane struck for the first one and, within a minute, the excellent Morey did likewise. It only took another four minutes for Keane to bag her second major and Clare were flying.
There was time for Andrea O’Keeffe to rattle the net one more time and it was 4-7 to 0-4 at the change of ends.
Derry resumed in perfect fashion with a goal from Orla Mullan after a strong run and that seemed to stop the hosts in their tracks for a time.
Clare gradually got going again though and while they didn’t raise any further green flags, kept the scoreboard ticking over with points from the influential Keane, substitute Vera Loughnane and player of the match Morey.
