Andersonstown SC IHC Group 1
Carey Faughs 3-10 St. Gall’s 3-10
A Jackson McGreevey goal from a free in the dying minutes of injury time earned St Gall’s a draw in this fiercely contested Andersonstown SC Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 1 opener at St Patrick’s Park Ballyvoy on Saturday.
Playing with a slight breeze in the opening half the Milltown men opened strongly and found the Carey net after just forty seconds, courtesy of Sean McGreevy.
Jackson McGreevey added two quick points as the visitors dominated the opening exchanges before Conor McBride got Carey off he mark with a point.
Back came the Milltown side and they struck another blow, when Martin Napier found his way through the home rear guard for a second goal, to give his side a seven point cushion after ten minutes.
It wasn’t looking good for the home side at this stage but they were now starting to “find their feet” and a Paddy Gillan goal and points from Con McKinley cancelled out similar scores from McGreevey frees to leave the half time score 2-6 to 1-4 in favour of the visitors.
The second half was a “carbon copy” of the first but in reverse as Paddy Gillan found the St Galls net to bring Carey right back in to this enthralling contest.
From the 31st minute it became point for point as the sides traded scores before a 42nd minute Chris Butler goal gave Carey the lead for the first time.
Tempers were becoming frayed as both sides accumulated frees which marksmen McKinley for Carey and McGreevey for the visitors punished the respective offenders.
Carey stretched their lead to three and looked to have made a remarkable turnaround until McGreevey stepped forward to fire a free to the net for a last second equaliser.
