Clare 0-24 Limerick 1-21
If the real thing lives up to this gripping dress rehearsal, then the Munster final will be something to behold. Diarmuid Byrnes sent a late, long free through the afternoon haze and a foghorn of Clare boos to earn the All-Ireland champions a draw and guarantee a mouth-watering rematch with Brian Lohan’s men. In the 59 times these counties have met in the championship, this is just the second draw.
The day had it all.
Limerick withdrew Aaron Gillane before the throw-in (“a strain”) and then had to live without Gearóid Hegarty for the last nine minutes of the contest when he was issued with a disputed second yellow after reacting with his hurl after a coming together with blood-substitute Aaron Fitzgerald. With space at an absolute premium at both ends of the pitch, it was a precarious moment for Limerick. Twice Clare missed chances to push out into a two point clearing in a claustrophobic match which contained 13 occasions on which the teams were level, including a missed free from Ton …
- May 16, 2022
