Allianz Hurling League Division One

CLARE 1-21 TIPPERARY 0-19

David Reidy's last gasp goal sealed victory for Clare against Tipperary.

Reidy, who finished the contest with a 1-8 haul, was hugely effective for the Banner, who finished strongly to secure the spoils.

It was a disappointing ending for Tipperary, who had clawed their way back into contention by drawing level in the closing stages.

But Clare responded in impressive fashion with Reidy and Tony Kelly nailing important scores for the home team.

Backed by the breeze in the opening half, Clare only led by 0-13 to 0-10 at the interval.

Clare edged further ahead early in the econd period, but Tipperary, with Jason Forde prominent, were back on level terms by the 58th minute.

From then until the finish Clare outscored Tipperary by 1-4 to 0-2 with Reidy supplying the insurance score at the death.

**Scorers for Clare: **David Reidy 1-8 (6fs) Cathal Malone and Peter Duggan (2fs) 0-4 each,Tony Kelly and John Conlon 0-2 each, Colm Galvin 0-1.

**Scorers for Tipperary: **Jason Forde 0-10 (10fs), Noel McGrath 0-5 (2fs), Cathal Barrett, Padraic Maher, Ronan Maher, and Sean Curran 0-1 each.

CLARE: Donal Tuohy; Jack Browne, Conor Cleary, Patrick O'Connor; David Fitzgerald, David McInerney, Seadna Morey; Colm Galvin , Tony Kelly; Cathal Malone, John Conlon, David Reidy; Shane O’Donnell, Peter Duggan, Conor McGrath.

Subs: Podge Collins for McGrath (HT), Ian Galvin for Duggan (65), Niall Deasy for Malone (67), Gearoid O’Connell for C Galvin (68).

TIPPERARY: Paul Maher; Alan Flynn, Tomás Hamill, Donagh Maher; Séamus Kennedy, Pádraic Maher, Tom Fox; Cathal Barrett, Ronan Maher; Conor Kenny, Noel McGrath, Seán Curran; Ger Browne, Jason Forde, Patrick Maher.

Subs: Joe O’Dwyer for Fox (34), Michael Breen for Kenny (45), John McGrath for Browne (52), Brendan Maher for Kennedy (59), Dan McCormack for Patrick Maher (66).

REFEREE: Alan Kelly (Galway).