Louth v Clare LIVE score updates from All-Ireland football clash

A huge win for Louth

FT: Louth 2-17 Clare 2-14

Louth eek out the win. The Leinster champions are through to the preliminary quarter-final.

Louth 2-17 Clare 2-14

McInerney makes it a three-point game again.

Louth 2-17 Clare 2-13

Brannigan again for Louth, that's two today for the Newtown Blues man off the bench.

Louth 2-16 Clare 2-13

Sexton cuts the gap to three.

Three minutes left.

Louth 2-16 Clare 2-12

Moments remaining, Clare have a 45 to try and narrow the gap. Five minutes or so remaining after a delay in play due to an injury to Niall McDonnell. Tiernan Markey on now in goals.

Louth 2-16 Clare 2-12

Downey earns a free and it will be taken by Sam Mulroy. The Naomh Martin man skews his two-pointer wide.

Louth 2-16 Clare 2-12

Eoin Cleary with the point and Louth are wobbling now big time. Eight and a half minutes remaining in Portlaoise.

Goal! Louth 2-16 Clare 2-11

Aaron Griffin finds a goal for Clare. just when you thought it was over. Howver, there is a suspicion of a square ball, the referee has a decision to make and..... the goal is given!

Louth 2-16 Clare 1-11

McInerney's free-kick is cancelled out by Conor Brannigan's effort from play.

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Louth 2-15 Clare 1-10

A two-pointer from Mulroy stretches the lead to eight and surely that is enough.

Louth 2-13 Clare 1-10

Sam Mulroy and Mark McInerney trade frees.

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Louth 2-12 Clare 1-9

Six points separates the teams now. Stephen Ryan and Aaron Griffin with scores for Clare.

Louth 2-12 Clare 1-7

Sam Mulroy kicks a two-pointer.

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Louth 2-10 Clare 1-7

Ryan Walsh points for Louth. The St Fechins man came on for Craig Lennon in that first-half.

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Louth 2-9 Clare 1-7

Ryan Burns' effort is cancelled out by a Brian McNamara score.

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Louth 2-8 Clare 1-6

Still just the sole score of the half coming in the way of a Clare goal at this stage.

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Goal! Louth 2-8 Clare 1-6

Rory McMahon at the start of the second-half for the Banner.

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Louth on top at the break thanks to Downey's display

HT: Louth 2-8 Clare 0-6

Downey ends the half with another score, great display from the Newtown Blues man.

Louth 2-7 Clare 0-6

Emmet McMahon with the point for Clare.

Louth 2-7 Clare 0-5

McInerney's free-kick stops the rot. Emmet Carolan has been booked for Louth, while Craig Lennon has been replaced by Ryan Walsh.

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Louth 2-6 Clare 0-4

Downey on fire this afternoon, he kicks a two-pointer to stretch the lead to eight.

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Goal! Louth 2-4 Clare 0-4

A second goal for Louth. Ciaran Downey this time finding the back of the net. The Wee County have found their finishing touch in front of goal again.

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Goal! Louth 1-4 Clare 0-4

Ryan Burns raises a green flag for Louth, the Hunterstown man is having an unbelievable season.

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Louth 0-4 Clare 0-4

McInerney responds for Clare after a Sam Mulroy free-kick. Manus Doherty has been shown a black card for Clare.

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Louth 0-3 Clare 0-3

Scores from Ciaran Downey and Craig Lennon level the game.

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Clare's Eoin Cleary making his 97th competitive appearance for the Banner today

Louth 0-1 Clare 0-3

Conor Grimes gets Louth's first score of the afternoon.

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