AIB Munster Club SFC Quarter-Final

Castlehaven 1-12 Cratloe 0-11 AET

A Robbie Minihane goal saw Castlehaven overcome a gritty Cratloe effort in extra-time to advance to the Munster Club SFC semi-finals.

In a game level nine times, substitute Minihane sealed the Cork Champions’ trip away to Waterford winners Rathgormack on Sunday week.

The 68th-minute breakthrough was crafted brilliantly by Jack Cahalance, who exchanged a one-two with Mark Collins from a sideline before dinking the ball into Minihane’s path. His shot was placed perfectly into the bottom corner.

Two frees from former Clare hurler Cathal McInerney cut the deficit back to one but the Haven landed the final three points from Brian Hurley (2) and Jamie O’Driscoll.

Hurley scored 0-7 in all, four from play, in a match-winning contribution.

In a game switched to Páirc Uí Chaoimh due to pitch conditions and the poor weather forecast for the West Cork club’s home ground, both sides were deadlocked for most of a tense opening half. Cahalane pointed twice to send them in level at 0-4 each.

It continued in that vein with no score between the 41st and 58th minutes, although the hosts were the happier as they nullified the damage during Johnny O’Regan’s period in the sin bin.

In an explosive finale, Hurley’s long-range left-footed effort edged the Haven ahead before corner-back David Collins, one of three sons of manager Colm Collins on the field, produced the response.

Mark Collins looked to have given the Cork champions the winner but another defender Enda Boyce stepped forward to land an outside-of-the-boot equaliser.

It ended 0-9 apiece, but the Haven found more in extra-time. 

Scorers for Castlehaven: Brian Hurley 0-7 (3fs), Robbie Minihane 1-0, Jack Cahalane 0-2, Rory Maguire, Mark Collins, Jamie O’Driscoll 0-1 each.

Scorers for Cratloe: Cathal McInerney 0-4 (4fs), Enda Boyce, Conal O’Hanlon (1m) 0-2 each, David Collins, Diarmuid Ryan, Conor Ryan 0-1 each.

Castlehaven: Darragh Cahalane; Johnny O’Regan, Rory Maguire, Ronan Walsh; Thomas O’Mahony, Damien Cahalane, Mark Collins; Conor Cahalane, Andrew Whelton; Jack O’Neill, Brian Hurley, Sean Browne; Cathal Maguire, Jack Cahalane, Michael Hurley.

Subs: Conor O’Driscoll for Browne (42), Robbie Minihane for Whelton (45), Ciarán O’Sullivan for O’Neill (47), Jamie O’Driscoll for O’Regan (57), J O’Regan for J O’Driscoll (e-t), J O’Driscoll for C Maguire (79), Micheál Maguire for B Hurley (80+2), David Whelton for O’Mahony (80+2).

Cratloe: Pádraigh Chaplin; David Collins, Kevin Harnett, Liam Markham; Enda Boyce, Mike Brennan, Rian McNamara; Diarmuid Ryan, Conor Ryan; Shane Neville, Seán Collins, Conal O’Hanlon; Rian Considine, Cathal McInerney, Pádraic Collins.

Subs: Jack McInerney for Considine (52), Ogie Murphy for McNamara (52), Tommy Rooney for O’Hanlon (55), C O’Hanlon for P Collins (76).

Referee: Jonathan Hayes (Limerick).