Horeswood 3-9 Castletown 0-11:HORESWOOD served up a marvellous performance to dethrone the 2010 champions at Wexford Park yesterday.

With nine minutes remaining, Castletown capped a second-half recovery to level 1-7 to 0-10.

But Horeswood struck for a crucial goal six minutes from the end. PJ Banville lofted a sideline kick into the goal, which Richard Farrell dropped for David Shannon to shoot the loose ball to the net.

HORESWOOD: S O’Hanlon; N Murphy, J Hearn, D Larkin; E Shiely (1-0), L O’Brien, B Hearn; T Howlin, P Murphy; N Collins (0-1), C Deely, Darren Shannon; D Murphy (1-0), David Shannon (1-4, 2f), P J Banville (0-4, 2f). Subs: Derek O’Reilly for Darren Shannon (45); M O’Hanlon for P Murphy (48); E Murphy for Larkin (57); S Collins for N Murphy (60).

CASTLETOWN: R Farrell; R Kinsella, N Morris, D Gardiner; C Molloy, C Morris, C Carty (0-1, f); T Sheehy, J Foley; J O’Shaughnessy, J Holmes (0-1), G Sunderland (0-1); J Lannigan (0-1), A Masterson (0-6, 2f, 145), B Halpin (0-1). Subs: J aherne for Foley (17); D Holmes for Sunderland (56); A Merrigan for Lannigan (59).

Referee: I Plunkett (Marshalstown).