Carey Faughs 1-20 – Loughgiel Shamrocks – 0-14
Carey Faughs won the Countess of Antrm Cup when they beat Loughgiel in Sunday evening’s final in Cushendall. Leading by four points at half time the men from Ballyvoy started the second half with three more without reply, which turned out to be enough in the end to get them over the line.
Enda Og McGarry gave Loughgiel an early lead with a point from a free in the opening minute but Fiachra McVeigh and Conor McBride replied for Carey to edge them ahead. Michael McGarry brought Loughgiel level with a pointed free in the fifth minute, but points from James Black and Conor McBride and a goal from full forward Caolan McCaughan, which he batted down into the net, put the Faghs five to the good by the eleventh minute.
Three points on the trot from Enda Og McGarry, Shane O’Boyle and Michael McGarry brought Loughgiel right back into the game, and for a while it was score for score, but two from Carey’s Fiachra McVeigh helped them to a four point cushion at the interval. (0-8 to 1-9)
When Carey started the second half with three in a row through James Black, James McCouaig and Daniel McBride they went seven ahead and it was clear they would take a lot of catching. And so it proved to be for though Michael McGarry hit three from frees, Carey had an answer each time with Zach McCaughan, James Black and Conor McBride finding a reply.
Loughgiel battled hard to close the gap but the Carey men were in control and they ran out winnings in the end by nine points.
CAREY
Cathal McAuley, Eoin Hill, Sean McBride, Daniel Hill, Michael McVeigh, James McCouaig, Peadar McVeigh, Zach McCaughan, Daniel McBride, James Black, Fiachra McCveigh, Conlith McKinley, John McBride, Caolan McCaughan, Conor McBride
LOUGHGIEL
Conor Gillan, Caolan Blair, Daniel McPeake, Conor Henry, Declan Gillan, Christy McGarry, OD Laverty, Paul Boyle, Shane O’Boyle, Aodhan McFadden, Nicholas McNaughton, Cormac McFadden, Christy McGarry, Michael McGarry, Damien Quinn.
REFEREE – Ryan O’Reilly (Con Magees)
