NHL Dvision 2 - Antrim 1-11 Carlow 2-7:IT TOOK an injury-time point from a Liam Watson free to edge Antrim to victory at Casement Park. The home side started in top gear and a 12th minute goal by Martin Scullion had them ahead by 1-4 to 0-1.
Eddie Byrne helped Carlow hit back for points from Andrew Gaule and Paudie Kehoe (two frees) to leave just the goal between the sides on 21 minutes and only three more flags were raised before the beak.
The most important one was for a Carlow goal on 35 minutes when centre-half Eoin Nolan dropped a free from past halfway into the Antrim goalmouth and Craig Doyle knocked the ball home.
Watson landed a point from a placed ball to leave Antrim 1-6 to 1-4 ahead at the break.
Kehoe ghosted in to level the scores after 49 minutes with another Carlow goal, 1-8 to 2-5. Right on full-time Watson cracked over the winner for Antrim.
ANTRIM:C O'Connell; B McFall, N McGarry, N McAuley; A Graffin, K McKeegan, C Herron; M Scullion (1-0), N McManus 0-3, two frees); S McCrory (0-2), C McBride, L Watson (0-4, three frees); S McNaughton (0-2), T McCann, D Hamill. Subs:C McFall for McBride (40 mins), P McGill for Scullion (57 mins).
CARLOW:D Miley; A Corcoran, S Kavanagh (0-1, free), D Shaw; E Coady, E Nolan, R Coady; C Hughes, D Roberts; R Dunbar, E Byrne, M Brennan (0-1); A Gaule (0-2), C Doyle (1-0), P Kehoe (1-3, three frees). Subs:D English for Dunbar (half-time), B Lawlor for Kehoe (61 mins).
Referee:E Hasson (Derry)
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