Clare clinch their fifth All-Ireland Hurling title - and first since 2013 - as they beat Cork 3-28 to 1-34 after extra-time in a magnificent final.
Tony Kelly produced an exquisite finish for Clare's third goal as he played a captain's part for the Bannermen by hitting a crucial 1-4 as all his scores came from playAn All-Ireland Hurling final for the ages went the way of Clare as they managed to squeeze over the line, edging Cork 3-29 to 1-34 after an extra-time epic at Croke Park.
The Bannermen had to dig too as after finding themselves 1-7 to 0-3 behind after Robert Downey hit a sensational Cork goal as he fetched in his own half and galloped upfield to blast past Eibhear Quilligan.Clare looked in real trouble at that stage but after an exchange of points, they rallied and it was the hard graft of Shane O'Donnell that eventually opened the door for Aidan McCarthy to blast to the net with 18 gone.
It was a tit-for-tat start to the second period with Cork one ahead when Clare struck for their second goal on 40 minutes as Mark Rodgers attacked on the right, cut inside and sent a bullet of a shot to the roof of the net. It seemed another piece of Kelly brilliance won it, pointing on the turn, only for Cork to get one last raid and a tug on a jersey from Aron Shanagher gave Horgan the chance to level, which he did, to send this final into extra-time with the score 3-21 to 1-27.
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