Antrim Hurling League – Division 2
Oisins 1-21 Carey Faughs 3-17
Carey snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when a long delivery from left half back James McCouaig was fumbled by the Oisins goalkeeper and somehow trickled over the line for the goal that decided this below par, but exciting, contest at Waterfoot. The Oisins were three clear going into second half injury time and appeared to have done enough, to edge the contest, but two pointed frees by the Faughs free taker Conall McGlynn cut the gap back to a single point. Time was almost up when McCouaig won possession and sent a long ball towards the goal, presumably trying for the equalising point. However lady luck was on the Carey man’s side and his high delivers caught the Oisins keeper off guard, and somehow ended in the net. Goalkeeper Seanin McToal had played a really good game up to them and made a few top class saves to keep the Carey men at bay, but luck was not on his side at the ball spun over the line to give the Faughs the win……Who would be a goalkeeper!
The sides were level on two points apiece when Carey got the opening goal, McGlynn firing in from close range after a goalmouth scramble. Seanie McIntosh and Brogan O’Connor got a couple of good points apiece to put the home team one point clear, but Carey responded well with points from Calum O’Kane and Conlith McKinley, before James Rocket Black soloed through and fired a low shot to the Oisins net.
Four in arrears with just five minutes of the opening half to play the Oisin finished strong and three points in as many minutes from corner forward Phelim Ward, and one from Seanie McIntosh brought them level at the interval.
The second half remained close as both teams picked off the scores and a brilliantly taken goal by Oisins corner forward Brogan O’Connor put them two ahead on 38 minutes. They held that advantage as two from Orrin O’Connor and on from Seanie Tosh cancelled out similar scores from McGlynn, Rocket and McGlynn again. It looked the home team had gained the upper hand when they hit five of the next six points, but Carey kept plugging away and two more points from McGlynn free cut the gap to the minimum, before McCouaig’s late delivery snatched both points.
