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Dunloy Cuchullains 2-17 Glenariffe/Glenravel 0-16
A strong finish, which saw them score 1-4 without reply in the last seven minutes, gave Dunloy victory over Glenariffe/Glenravel in the final of the Darragh Cup in Cushendall. Glenariffe/Glenravel had done well for most of the game and actually led by two points at half time (0-10 to 1-5), but they found it hard to deal with Dunloy’s potent full forward line who eventually got on top down the home stretch to seal the win.
Weather conditions were far from favourable, but the first half produced some good hurling with two of that full forward line, Paudie Martin and Oisin McCallin hit early scores to give their team a great start. Callum McIlwaine got Glenariffe/Glenravel’s opening score on three minutes, but McCallin hit back within a minute to restore Dunloy’s two point cushion.
Glenariffe/Glenravel were starting find their form they hit the front when Phelim Ward (2) and Orrin O’Connor hit three in as many minutes, but Dunloy retook the lead in the eleventh minute when McCallin got in for the first goal of the game.
It was score for score for the next ten minutes as McIlwaine and Ward answered score by Martin and O’Kane, but Glenariffe/Glenravel finished the half strongly and two from Phelim Ward, and one each from Paedar McDonnell and Niall Hynds gave them a two point cushion at the break.
Three unanswered points from Dunloy at the start of the second half by Oisin McCamphill, Paudie Martin and Ben O’Kane gave Dunloy back the lead, and though Paedar McDonnell levelled Jack Martin put the young Cuchullains back in front on 37 minutes. One from a 65 and another from play by Orrin O’Connor saw Glenariffe/Glenravel regain the lead but it changed side twice more in the next seven minute and when Niall Hynds brought Glenariffe/Glenravel back on terms on 48 minutes it looked anyone’s game.
However Dunloy began to gain the upper hand and although it took a further five minutes before they got ahead on the scoreboard they really kicked into gear going down the home straight as Paudie Martin and Oisin McCallin added points before full forward Oisin McCamphill hit the killer blow with his team’s second goal, while Ben O’Kane and Martin added two more points in injury time to put the gloss on a fine win.
