Antrim Hurling League – Division 2
Oisins 0-19 Breadagh 1-12
Two unbeaten records went on the line when Glenariffe welcomed Bredagh to Waterfoot on Sunday and after a hard fought battle it was the home side who came out with their unbeaten record intact.
Glenariffe started brightly rushing into a 4 nil lead with points coming from Alex O’Boyle and Caolan O’Connor. However with 20 minutes on the clock, Bredagh had hit back with four of their own, leaving the tie firmly in the balance.
The Oisins regained a bit of control however and two late points from Alex O’Boyle would see Glenariffe with a three point cushion at the break.
At the beginning of the second half the game came alive when Bredagh, through excellent play from Ryan Curran, Ben Christie and Neall Torney had two excellent goal opportunities but were thwarted by two outstanding saves by Glenariffe’s keeper Paul McMullan. This proved to be a turning point in the game as Glenariffe hit 3 unanswered points to give themselves a 6 point lead.
Two disallowed goals livened up the game but a catalogue of missed scoring chances from both sides meant only one score separated the sides going into the final quarter.
Glenariffe’s use of their youthful bench ultimately made the difference. The introduction of a few players from last years, minor team along with Seanie McIntosh and Daniel Haughey who returned from a year in London, provided fresh legs and urgency to the game. Further scores from Haughey, McIntosh and Leech put the game beyond the reach of the South Belfast men and keeps the Oisins unbeaten record. Next Sunday they make the journey up the coast to Feystown where they take on last year’s Junior Champions Glenarm in what promised to be a cracking contest.
OISINS
Paul McMullan
Daniel McAuley
Niall Murray
Daniel Kearney
Conor Patterson
Donall Kearney
Aaron Cosgrove
Oran Gillan
Kieran McKendry
Alex O’Boyle
Caolan O’Connor
Oliver Kearney
Brogan O’Connor
Kevin McDonnell
Patrick McIlwaine
Subs used:
Seanie McIntosh
Daniel Kearney
Ronan Leech
Cathan Graham
Eamon Ward
