
Clane 1-11 Ardclough 0-11
In what turned out to be a thrilling final, Clane beat one of the county’s traditional hurling sides, Ardclough, by a single goal on Sunday 19th July to win the league.
In an intense final some tempers were a little frayed as both sides sought to bring glory to their respective clubs. Ardclough missed the first chance of the game before having to do some frantic defending down their own end as Clane tried to put one into the back of their net. Lorcan Harney was on target for Clane, scoring the first four points. Both sides missed many chances. When Ardcough’s Richie Hoban scored this was answered by a point from Niall Doolan from a distance. Ardclough hit two wides but Martin Fitzgerald managed to score a point only to have it cancelled by Lorcan Harney and Chris Bonus put another one over for Clane to see them in front. Clane stayed on top for the remainder of the first half.
In the second half Ardclough could only get back to level terms once. Chris Bonus came up trumps when he scored one to the back of the net.
Best for Clane was Lorcan Harney who worked hard all day.
Clane Team: Mark Maloney, Ciaran Murphy, Mike Walsh, Ciaran Brady, Dano Horan, David Harney, Alan Coary, Lorcan Harney 0-5, Niall Doolan 0-1, Dessie Walsh 0-1, Kevin Fogarty, Stephen Lyons, Chris Bonus 1-1. Subs: Aidan Dunne 0-1 for Fogarty, (injured), Killian Ryan for Murphy.



