Cumann Pheadaír Naofa 1-8 V Carryduff 2-10
Two spurned goal chances either side of the half time whistle turned out to be the difference between the winning and losing of this county final. On an unusually dry hard ground for this time of year the Cumann Pheadaír Naofa hurlers stepped out onto the Ballyvarley field having been well prepared for a fast game of hurling. The blues defence were put under some serious pressure as the Belfast side pushed on for goals, but the defence failed to crack with James McParland, Andy Fitzpatrick & Oisin McCann giving Keeper Peter McCreesh very little to do in the first 30 minutes. Two Fegan pointed frees either side of a Carryduff free saw the St. Peters side go in at half time two points down, but brimming with confidence having played into a breeze in the first thirty minutes.
The second half started in a with the blues putting balls down the wing to half forward and man of the match Saran McElroy who tormented his marker throughout the game with his fielding and intelligent passing into to his full forward colleagues Niall McParland Callam McConville and Ronan Cunningham. The young blues hadn’t given up and a thunderous free from James McParland saw the point lads needing a goal and a point to draw level. With full time up and into injury time Carryduff got the last score of the game which saw them finish victorious on a scoreline of 2-10 to 1-8. With so much talent on this Warrenpoint team, success will surely be just around the corner. The effort put in by Manager Adrian McNally, coaches Tom Daly & John O’Kane has saw the lads grow in stature as the intensity and passion for hurling for the blue jersey has made them hungrier for success in the seasons to come. Scorers: Michael Murphy 1-1, Cathal Fegan 0-4, Shane Rooney 0-1, Jack Rafferty 0-1, James McParland 0-1
