By Daire Walsh

Kilkerrin-Clonberne manager Willie Ward said they produced their best display of the year when it mattered most as they captured the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship crown for the third year in a row at Croke Park.

The Galway champions were dominant throughout as their clinical display was too much for a Ballymacarbry side bidding for their first crown since they won their tenth title in 1998.

“I think the team, their performance today was worthy of Croke Park,” said Ward. “The interplay between them, the shooting, the score-taking was excellent all day long. It was great that we brought our best game today and we needed to. Ballymacarbry were good and they had a good plan.

“They worked hard, but we managed to outwork them. We just had that few extra good players that made the difference at the end.

“Since the semi-final, we just worked on what we’d have to do today. Worked on how we’d contain Ballymacarbry and how we’d create chances for ourselves. Everything was focused on this game.

“There was no talk about three in-a-row or being in Croke Park, or anything. Just a total focus on this game, this team. Doing what we had to do and keep everyone grounded. In fairness, the way the players approached the game in the end, that’s the way they did it.

“It is just an unbelievable feeling to be part of this group and also to be involved with this team. They’re just so hard working and talented. Their desire to win is amazing all the time. It’s just amazing to be involved with them. The pride we have in them is amazing.”

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