Summary

  • Kilkenny 1-25 Clare 1-22 (FT)

  • Kilkenny will face holders Limerick in final on 23 July

  • Cats forward TJ Reid becomes all-time championship top scorer

  • Eoin Cody hits 1-5 for Kilkenny, TJ Reid 0-12; Shane O'Donnell netted Clare's goal

Live Reporting

  1. Kilkenny 1-21 Clare 1-20

    TJ Reid's free edges Kilkenny back in front.

  2. Watch: Cody's goal for Kilkenny

    Kilkenny 1-20 Clare 1-20

    Here's that goal from Eoin Cody a bit earlier. Great strike but it wasn't as good as Shane O'Donnell's goal!

    Watch: Eoin Cody scores the first goal of the game for Kilkenny

  3. GOAL

    Kilkenny 1-20 Clare 1-20

    Shane O'Donnell rifles into the top corner for a Clare goal - a brilliant finish and we're level again!

    O'Donnell shrugged off two defenders before arrowing into the net.

    A massive score fore the Banner county.

  4. Kilkenny 1-20 Clare 0-20

    Cats substitute Cian Kelly opens up a three-point advantage with a fine strike.

  5. Watch: Whistle denies Clare goal

    Kilkenny 1-19 Clare 0-20

    Clare were furious that an advantage wasn't played before they fired into the Kilkenny net.

    Watch: Clare denied a goal after referee blows for a free

  6. Kilkenny 1-19 Clare 0-20

    TJ Reid is in top form today and sends over another free for the Cats.

    Into the last 10 minutes and this one could go any way.

  7. Kilkenny 1-18 Clare 0-20

    That goal has halted Clare's momentum but the Banner hit back with a David Fitzgerald score.

  8. 'Carelessness from Clare'

    Kilkenny 1-18 Clare 0-19

    Jamesie O'Connor
    Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI

    That was absolute carelessness again from Clare, they had a chance to clear it and didn't. This is what happens when you don't, Kilkenny punish you.

    What a mistake, needless for Clare to concede the goal opportunity and Kilkenny extracted the maximum price.

    Eoin Coady celebrates scoring a goalInpho

  9. GOAL

    Kilkenny 1-18 Clare 0-19

    Paddy Deegan splits the Clare points and then Eoin Cody smashes into the net for the game's first goal.

    It came from a Clare mistake as TJ Reid set up Cody to hit low past Eibhear Quilligan.

    Cody nets for CatsGetty Images

  10. Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-19

    Mark Rodgers adds another free and Clare are two in front.

  11. Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-18

    Clare are level - Mark Rodgers rifles over a point and from five down at the break the make it all-square and a David Reidy point puts them in front.

    What a turnaround!

  12. Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-16

    Just a point between the sides now as Mark Rodgers pops over a Clare free.

  13. 'Big moment'

    Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-15

    Jamesie O'Connor
    Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI

    That is a big moment in the game, it was important that Mark Rodgers nailed that free so Clare got something out of it.

  14. Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-15

    Tony Kelly nets for Clare but the umpire had already blown for a free to Banner.

    Clare players and fans not happy but Mark Rodgers slots over the free.

  15. 'Important score for Kilkenny'

    Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-14

    Jamesie O'Connor
    Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI

    That was important for Kilkenny to settle things down and stall that Clare momentum.

    It has been a good first five minutes for Clare but they need to build on it.

  16. Kilkenny 0-17 Clare 0-14

    Ian Galvin slots over for Clare before KIlkenny respond with an Adrian Mullen score.

  17. Kilkenny 0-16 Clare 0-13

    Eoin Cody's angled shot is kept out by Clare keeper Eibhear Quilligan but Kilkenny are awarded a free, which TJ Reid slides over for his eighth point of the game.

    TJ Reid celebrates scoring a pointInpho

  18. Kilkenny 0-15 Clare 0-13

    Shane O'Donnell reactsInpho

    David Fitzgerald adds another Clare score and it's a three-point game.

    Shane O'Donnell goes through on goal but it's a wonderful save from Cats keeper Eoin Murphy.

    However, Mark Rodgers converts the resulting 65 and the gap is two.

  19. Clare 'rolling the dice'

    Kilkenny 0-15 Clare 0-12

    Jamesie O'Connor
    Two-time All-Ireland winner with Clare on BBC Sport NI

    It is exactly the start Clare wanted, hopefully we have a game now. It is a huge ten minutes coming up for Clare now, they have pushed up and are going 15 on 15, they are rolling the dice.

  20. Kilkenny 0-15 Clare 0-11

    Clare forward Mark Rodgers rifles over the first point of the second half - just the start they wanted.