Sen result 2-15 Dunloy 2-13
Res result 2-19 Dunloy 0-4
Res result 2-19 Dunloy 0-4
Loughgiel and Dunloy served up a real cracker in Monday evening’s Glens Hotel Hurling League Division 1 game at Fr Healey Park, Loughgiel. In perfect conditions and before a large crowd the Shamrocks just edged a thrilling contest to keep t
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heir 100% league record intact, but Dunloy will take heart from their performance as they pushed the county champions to the limit. The opening half was entertaining with both team hitting some great scores, but after the change of ends the game really came to life as these two great rivals went toe to toe. Dunloy appeared to have got themselves into a winning position as Paddy Richmond and Nigel Elliott scored superb goals in the thirty-fourth and forty-fourth minutes. Five behind with fifteen minutes to play Loughgiel got back into the game when great reactions by Benny McCarry saw him hit a quick free to Joey Scullion while the Dunloy defence dithered and Scullion blasted home from close range. Less than a minute later another Loughgiel free caused panic in the Dunloy defence and as the ball broke to Eddie McCloskey he fired home to give his team back the lead. Between then and the final whistle the sides were level on three occasions as the excitement rose to fever pitch, but the Shamrocks gained the edge when Joey Scullion and substitute Maol Connolly struck superb points. Dunloy had one last chance to salvage the game when they were awarded a late twenty metre free and goalkeeper Gareth Magee came up to hit it. However Magee’s shot rose over the bar and the chance of a late victory was gone.
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