Kildare SHC B: Clane book a place in decider
Shanahan goal before half-time set up victory
Clane booked the place in the UPMC SHC B final after defeating Naas at Manguard Park, Hawkfield, this evening (Thursday 11 September).
The opening half was fairly evenly contested affair before a goal from Cian Shanahan in 29 minunte put a bit of daylight between the sides as the boys in white led at the break 1-8 to 0-8.
And it was Clane all way on the resumption hitting five points on the trot before Naas replied with a point.
With Paddy McKenna in sparkling form, hitting an impressive 11 points in total, Clane booked their place in the final, despite a late Naas goal, and a meeting with Leixlip on a final score line of Clane 1-17 Naas 1-13.
Scorers: Clane, Paddy McKenna 0-11 (9 frees), Cian Shanahan 1-2, Caolan Smith 0-2, Cormac Vizzard 0-1, Aidan Mooney 0-1.
Naas, Eoin O'Hehir 0-6 (5 frees), Michael Purcell 0-2, Paddy Kennedy 0-2, Charlie Sheridan 1-2 (2 frees), Joe Corrigan 0-1.
CLANE: Mark Doyle; Hugh Muildoon, Tom Malone, Micheal Cahalan; Aidan Mooney, Caolan Smith, Aaron Connolly; Shane Henry, Simon Healy; Sean Malone, Paddy McKenna, Sean Shanahan; Ciann Shanahan, Cormac Vizzard, Dan Colbert. Subs: Daniel Malone for Shane Henry (5 minutes); Paddy Connolly for Hugh Muldoon (36 minutes); Eamon Little for Tom Malone (52 minutes);
NAAS: Ben Loughlin; Fionn Frisby, Diarmuid Greene, Conor Gormley; Matthew Kelly, Darach Mac Donncha, Rian Redfern; Niall Murphy, Bill Hennessy; Sean Murphy, Joe Corrigan, Sean Burke; Charlie Sheridan, Michael Purcell, Eoin O'Hehir. Subs: Paddy Kennedy for Fionn Frisby (37 minutes); James Bedford for Sean Murphy (37 minutes); Enda O'Neill for Joe Corrigan (42 minutes); Sean Gainey for Sean Burke (51 minutes); Cormac Geisssel for Eoin O'Hehir (54 minutes).
REFEREE: Eamonn Kelly.