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Ballyea 0-15 – O’Callaghan’s Mills 0-15 at Fr Hamilton Park, Kilkishen
O’CALLAGHAN’S Mills and Ballyea played out an entertaining draw on Monday afternoon in Kilkishen with county minor player Gearóid O’Connell stealing the show when hitting 0-9 over the hour in a great display.
It was the midfielder who bagged the equaliser in the fourth minute of injury time to earn his side a deserved share of the spoils. That Ballyea came away with a point ensured that they bagged only their second point of the campaign.
It looked bleak for them early on as the Mills raced into a 0-5 to no score lead inside eight minutes with Alan Duggan, Gary Neville (2), Adrian Flaherty and Niall Donovan on the mark.
However three in a row settled Ballyea, with Gearóid O’Connell opening their account and Paul Flanagan and O’Connell adding points. From there it very competitive, even if the Mills forged clear before half-time again until O’Connell hit two more before the break to leave only two points in it, the Mills 0-10 to 0-8 ahead.
The Mills always seemed to have the edge in the second half with Fla- herty and Neville bagging a brace each as they moved 0-14 to 0-12 clear by the 50th minute.
However, O’Connell hit the point of the hour in the 55th and wasn’t to be denied in the closing stages as his three point to one reply from Conor Cooney ensured the sides were deadlocked at the end.
Ballyea
Shane O’Neill, Eanna McInerney, Kevin Sheehan, Eamonn Griffin, Niall Keane, Paddy O’Connell, Paul Flanagan (0-2), Gearóíd O’Connell (0-11, 6f), Frankie Griffin, Brian Murphy,Alan Carrigg (0-1),
Niall Deasy (0-1),Tony Griffin, Donal Chambers, Francie Neylon.
Subs
David Sheehan for Flanagan, Niall Griffin for Frankie Griffin,
O’Callaghan’s Mills
John Cooney, Ger Frost, Jamie Shanahan, Gerry Cooney, Bryan Donnellan, Conor Cooney (0-1), Sean O’Gorman, Jonathon Lyons, Gary Neville (0-5, 2f, one 65), Patrick Donnellan, Declan Donovan, Fergus Donovan (0-1),Adrian Flaherty (0-6, 4f), Niall Donovan (0-1),Alan Duggan (0-1).
Subs
Damian Noonan for Bryan Donnellan, Kevin O’Callaghan for Fergus Donovan
Man of the Match
Gearóid O’Connell (Ballyea) Referee Fergie McDonagh (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield)