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Mon 09 Sep 2007Athenry best in tense affairGalway SHC/Athenry 0-11 Loughrea 0-8:Reigning champions Loughrea were sent crashing out of the Galway title race when former All-Ireland club champions Athenry emerged victorious after a tense quarter-final yesterday evening.Ten players - six from Loughrea - were booked during a heated encounter, but it was Athenry who kept their composure to advance.