Dungiven look to McGonigle

Ulster SHC Final/Cushendall 1-13 Dungiven 2-10: After a dramatic finish to the Ulster club hurling final Cushendall (Antrim) …

Ulster SHC Final/Cushendall 1-13 Dungiven 2-10: After a dramatic finish to the Ulster club hurling final Cushendall (Antrim) and Dungiven (Derry) must return to Casement Park next Sunday. The hero for outsiders Dungiven was veteran Geoffrey McGonigle, who rifled over the levelling point from a 65 deep into injury time.

Cushendall, with Karl McKeegan outstanding at centre-back, moved into a 1-7 to 0-3 lead after 26 minutes, Eunan McKeegan hitting the goal in the 12th minute.

McGonigle came to Dungiven's rescue with a goal on 27 minutes, and by half-time Cushendall's lead was cut to 1-8 to 1-5.

McGonigle found the net again on 50 minutes to leave just a point (1-11 to 2-7) between the teams and Dungiven kept "The Dall" scoreless in the closing 10 minutes and scored three points, McGonigle capping a great display with that 65.

CUSHENDALL: R Kearney; A Graffin, O Scullion, S Delargy; D McNaughton, K McKeegan (0-1, 65), K Elliott; D McKillop (0-2), P McGill (0-1); C McCambridge (0-4, 3 frees), B Delargy (0-1), E McKillop (1-0); A Delargy (0-3, frees), N McManus, S McNaughton (0-1). Subs: R McNaughton for McCambridge (half-time), M McCarthy for B Delargy (55 mins).

DUNGIVEN: J Donaghy; E McKeever, R McCloskey, B Kelly; A McCloskey, L Hinphey (0-2), E Farren; M Craig (0-1), P Sweeney (0-1); B Mullan, P Kelly, Kevin Hinphey (0-1); Paddy McCloskey, G McGonigle (2-4, 2 frees, 65), Kieran Hinphey. Subs: Pauric McCloskey (0-1) for Kevin Hinphey (48), C McCloskey for Mullan (54).

Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone).

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