By Charlie Collins
St Eunans 0-21 v 0-21 Swatragh (Eunans win 5-4 on penalties)
This Ulster Junior hurling championship conflict in Dungannon turned out to be an actual thriller because the Derry facet got here from 4 behind at half-time to take a really late lead of 0-14 to 0-13, however Daire O Maoileidigh’s fifth level for Eunans despatched the sport to extra-time, 0-14 apiece.
When it completed 0-21 apiece after extra-time the sport went to the dreaded penalty shootout with the Letterkenny crew profitable out 5-4 in sudden demise.
Three factors every from O Maoileidigh and crew captain Sean McVeigh helped the Letterkenny males to a 0-10 to 0-06 lead on the break, ten wides didn’t assist Swatragh’s trigger within the first-half.
Nonetheless with St.Eunans discovering rating’s troublesome to get within the second-half the Derry facet have been in a position to get again on phrases and go forward late within the sport earlier than Daire O Maoileidigh’s late level despatched it to extra-time 0-14 factors apiece.
Kevin Kealy’s second level put Eunans forward once more however they suffered a setback when Cormac Finn acquired a pink card however because the groups exchanged factors, Eunans led once more at 0–18 to 0-17, however again got here Swatragh once more and we reached 0-19 factors apiece as this was proving to be an actual thriller.
Daire O Maoileidigh added his ninth and tenth factors however the Swatragh males matched all he might because it completed 0-21 to 0-21 and we went to a penalty shootout.
Each groups scored 4 and missed one penalty to ship this unbelievable sport to sudden-death, it actually added to the drama as if we hadn’t had sufficient already. When the Derry males missed their first in sudden demise up stepped Cathal O Brien to hammer the ball to the web to offer St.Eunans the victory and a spot within the Ulster Junior Championship Last.
Daire O Maoileidigh high scored with 0-10 factors and acquired good assist from Sean McVeigh 0-03, Cathal O Brien 0-03 and Kevin Kealy 0-02.
St Eunan’s by means of to Ulster Junior Hurling Last after penalty thriller was final modified: November twelfth, 2023 by
