SILVER HILL FARM SENIOR HURLING LEAGUE FINAL.
Castleblayney HC 2-7, Inniskeen 1-10.
Castleblayney HC and Inniskeen have to meet again to decide whether Inniskeen can complete the senior hurling double or if Castleblayney can take the league title to compensate for their championship demise, when they finished all square at the end of what was a fairly low-key but closely contested affair in Clontibret on Thursday evening last. Played in good conditions this was a game that was close all through with the sides level six times in all, including at the final whistle, but it was a game also that never really sparked into life other than in the closing minutes as both sides sought what would have been the winning score. Overall though a draw was probably a fair enough result as there was little to separate them all through but Castleblayney did have the handicap of playing most of the second-half with 14 players following the dismissal of Hugh Byrne 4 minutes after the resumption. Castleblayney got off to a great start with 2 early goals but by half-time Inniskeen had turned things around to lead by a 1-6 to 2-2 and the lead changed hands on a number of occasions in the second-half, with Castleblayney playing catch up twice in the final 5 minutes of normal time before a point by Niall Garland from a ‘65 put the issue to a replay.
Teams and Scorers: Castleblayney HC: Patrick Collins, Bernard Conor, Eoin Leonard, Brian Flanagan, Aaron Kenny, Peter Traynor, Stephen Forde 0-1, Niall Garland 0-3 (1f, 1’65), Mark Traynor, Brian McGuigan, Hugh Byrne 1-1, Nathan Adair 0-1, Tony Forde 1-0, Fintan Finnegan, Fergal Rafter 0-1. Subs: Pauric Malone for F Finnegan.
Inniskeen: Niall Butler, Pauric Garland, Pauric Dowdle 0-1, Colm Meegan, Paul Meegan, Philip Brooks, Martin Murphy, Gavin Dooley, Donal Meegan 0-2 (1f), Trevor Hilliard, David McGahan 0-1, Ronan Meegan 0-6 (4f), Jamie Dooley, PJ Boyle, Taidgh Campbell 1-0. Subs: Ciaran McKinley for PJ Boyle, PJ Boyle for D McGahan. Referee: Noel Mullaney (Clontibret).
By Majella Boyd Thu 25th Aug
