A 14 man Clare side defied the odds to defeat Dublin by 1-16 to 0-16 in Cusack park earlier tonight.
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The home side trailed by 11 points to 7 at the break and were reduced to 14 men after Nicky O Connell recived his second yellow card just one minute into the second half.
However the red card spurred Clare on and when Tony Kelly’s 21 metre free on 53 minutes hit the back of the Dublin net Clare led by two points.
Further points from Sean collins,Conor Mc garth and the final score from John Conlon helped Clare to their first championship win in four years and sets up a meeting with Limerick or Wexford next weekend.
