Details
| Date | Time | Competition | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2022 | 6:00 pm | Sam Maguire Cup | 2022 |
Match Report
Clare dig deep to beat Meath
Pearse Lillis’ first half goal proved to be the difference as Clare advanced to Round 2 of the All-Ireland football qualifiers. The Banner were ahead by six in the 27th minute but Meath came back at them.
Six minutes into the second half Conor McGill scored a penalty for Meath. Daithi McGowan levelled matters before the Royals went ahead in the 52nd minute through Bryan McMahon’s pointed free. David Tubridy had a penalty saved by Meath keeper Harry Hogan in the 63rd minute but late points from Keelan Sexton and Manus Doherty secured the win for Colm Collins’ men.
With just over two minutes gone on the clock Eoin Cleary kicked over the opening score. In the 13th minute Lillis put the Banner ahead by four when he flicked the ball to the net.
Meath netminder Hogan pulled off a great save to deny Lillis a second goal in the 16th minute.
Meath got their first score in the 18th minute when Thomas O’Reilly kicked over a neat point. The Banner were seven ahead in the 27th minute when Tubridy kicked over a free. Meath hit a purple patch and cut the gap to four twice as they trailed at the break 1-07 to 0-06.
Sub Joey Wallace was hauled down in the early stages of the second half and Conor McGill put away the penalty. They took the lead for the first time in the 52nd minute.
Cleary and Cillian O’Sullivan exchanged points as Meath held a one point lead entering the final 10 minutes of the game. Cleary fired over a free to draw the sides level again and in the 61st minute Clare were awarded a penalty.
Tubridy needed to change his shirt due to blood and when he came back on his spot-kick was excellently saved by Hogan.
Hogan was superb for his side and pulled off another fantastic save in the 69th minute to deny Keelan Sexton. Sexton hit over the resulting 45 to edge Clare ahead. In the third minute of stoppage time Manus Doherty got up to score a fine point to seal the win for the Banner.
Timeline
| Eoin Cleary | 2' | |
| Pearse Lillis | 13' | |
| Emmet McMahon | 14' | |
| Darren O'Neill | 17' | |
| 20' | Thomas O'Reilly | |
| 20' | Mathew Costello | |
| Eoin Cleary | 23' | |
| Emmet McMahon | 25' | |
| 25' | Cathal Hickey James McEntee |
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| David Tubridy | 27' | |
| 29' | Jack O'Connor | |
| 30' | Jason Scully | |
| 31' | Eoin Harkin | |
| Aaron Griffin Keelan Sexton |
32' | |
| Jamie Malone | 35' | |
| 35' | Cillian O'Sullivan | |
| 36' | Jason Scully Joey Wallace |
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| 36' | Jack O'Connor Eamon Wallace |
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| 41' | Conor McGill | |
| 42' | Daithí McGowan | |
| Emmet McMahon Brendy Rouine |
46' | |
| Gavin Cooney Podge Collins |
48' | |
| 51' | Bryan McMahon | |
| Eoin Cleary | 53' | |
| 55' | Cillian O'Sullivan | |
| 58' | Thomas O'Reilly | |
| 58' | Bryan McMahon Jordan Morris |
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| Eoin Cleary | 59' | |
| 66' | Thomas O'Reilly Shane Walsh |
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| Alan Sweeney Cillian Rouine |
67' | |
| Keelan Sexton | 69' | |
| Manus Doherty | 73' |
Past Meetings
 
(Round 6)
0-9 0-10NFL Division 2
Cusack Park, Ennis
Clare v Meath |
Ground
| Cusack Park, Ennis |
|---|
| Cusack Park, Francis Street, Ennis No. 3 Urban ED, Ennis Municipal District, County Clare, Munster, V95 YR92, Ireland |
Deniese O'Flaherty
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And that's it. Clare have knocked Meath out of this year's All-Jreland Championship
Manus Doherty with the point. Two between the sides now
Keelan Sexton kicks over the bar
Harry Hogan with a fantastic save from Keelan Sexton. Hogan has been Meath's saviour today
Penalty to Clare here. Harry Hogan saves David Tubridy's spot-kick. Great save
Eamon Wallace is on
Jason Scully the player to go off
Joey Wallace on for Meath
Half-time here in Ennis and it's the home side that lead by four
Cillian O'Sullivan with a point for Meath. Cuts the gap to four
Jamie Malone with a point for Clare. They needed it after Meath's purple patch
Aaron Griffin goes off
Keelan Sexton on for Clare
Harkin gets up from defence to score a fine point
Scully kicks Meath's second point in a row
Jack O'Connor with a free. Meath's first score from a placed ball
David Tubridy opens his account with a free
Cathal Hickey the player to go off
James McEntee is on
McMahon with another point to restore Clare's six point advantage
Eoin Cleary with his second point. Lovely score
Matthew Costello with a fantastic point for Meath
Thomas O'Reilly with Meath's first score
Darren O'Neill with a point for the Banner
Great save from Meath keeper Harry Hogan. Pearse Lillis breaks through and bears down on goal but the Meath netminder makes a save to deny Clare a second goal
Emmet McMahon follows up with a point to open up a five point lead for Clare
Pearse Lillis flicks the ball to the net.
Poor wide for David Tubridy. Clare did well there
David Sexton the sub keeper for Clare is on - temporary substitute
Eoin Cleary with a pointed free
Underway here in Ennis
Meath have a number of chances which will be put into the system as soon as
This is only the second time these sides have met in the championship - Meath defeated Clare by one point in 2019
Clare were knocked out of the Munster Championship on penalties by Limerick at the quarter-final stage while Meath fell to a heavy defeat to Dublin in the Leinster semi-final
It's Clare v Meath in the first round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers from Cusack Park in Ennis. I'm Deniese O'Flaherty and will be keeping you updated with all the action