Antrim Hurling League Division

Ballygalget 0-08 Loughgiel Shamrocks 4-23

Loughgiel Shamrocks recorded a massive 4-32 to 0-8 victory over Ballygalget in a highly one-sided Antrim Hurling League Division 1 encounter. The Shamrocks were simply too good for the men from the Ards peninsula, cruising to an emphatic win from the very first whistle. Establishing control early on, Loughgiel dominated the opening exchanges with a flurry of points from play. Declan McCloskey, Rian McMullan, Ronan Fitzgerald, Eoin McGarry, and Roan McGarry all found their range quickly, leaving the Ballygalget defense scrambling to keep pace.

A standout moment of the first half came just six and a half minutes in when Tiernan Coyle launched a spectacular long-range point from deep inside his own half. Ballygalget’s goalkeeper, Eoin Clarke, did well to pull off a brilliant save shortly after, briefly stemming the relentless tide. Despite facing a sharp and aggressive Loughgiel defense, Ballygalget managed to put some scores on the board, largely thanks to Eoin Pucci, who pointed from play and accurately converted a 65 just past the fifteen-minute mark. However, Loughgiel’s forwards continued to split the posts even under pressure, with Ryan McKee and Roan McGarry adding to a commanding 2-19 to 0-06 half-time lead.

The second half offered no respite for the visiting Ards men as Loughgiel continued their clinical performance. The Shamrocks kept the scoreboard ticking over with a mix of frees and points from play, orchestrated primarily by Declan McCloskey, Rian McMullan, and Roan McGarry. Ballygalget’s Marc Fisher managed to strike a point from a 65 a quarter of the way into the half, but it was a rare moment of offensive success against an uncompromising Loughgiel backline.

As the game entered its final stages, Loughgiel capitalized on their momentum to find the back of the net twice more. Rian McMullan struck for a goal from a free in the 51st minute, and ten minutes later, Ryan McKee caught the defense napping with a well-taken goal from a quick free. The Shamrocks closed out the totally dominant display with a final string of points from Ben McGarry, Ryan McKee, Ronan Fitzgerald, Roan McGarry, and Ruairi McCormick, cementing a resounding 4-32 to 0-8 victory.

Ballygalget: 1 Eoin Clarke, 2 Michael Toner, 3 Ciaran Watson, 4 Caolan Coulter, 5 Marc Fisher, 7 Brook Byers, 8 Eoin Pucci, 9 Jordan Doran, 10 Oisin Coulter, 11 Michael Dorrian, 12 Cathal Coulter, 13 Owen McDermott, 14 Daniel Toner, 15 Dara Pucci

Loughgiel Shamrocks: 1 John Francis Connolly, 2 Liam Glackin, 3 Enda Og McGarry, 4 Caolan Blair, 5 Conall McCloskey, 6 Tiernan Coyle, 7 Ben McGarry, 8 Ryan McKee, 9 Declan McCloskey, 10 Rian McMullan, 11 Ronan Fitzgerald, 12 Eoin McGarry, 13 Roan McGarry, 14 Pearce Patterson, 15 Daniel McCloskey.

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