WESTMEATH SFC FINAL/Garrycastle 0-11 Mullingar Shamrocks 1-8:GARRYCASTLE'S BID for a hat-trick of titles very nearly came unstuck at Cusack Park, Mullingar yesterday afternoon, when it took a point deep into injury-time from James Dolan to eke out a replay against the local Shamrocks side.
An early goal from Lorcan Smyth put the underdogs four points up. However, the holders were level by half-time (0-6 to 1-3), with Des Dolan and Paddy Mulvihill pulling the strings in attack.
Donal O’Donoghue nudged Shamrocks ahead with a fisted point, but James Dolan’s late equaliser earned Garrycastle a replay.
GARRYCASTLE: S Maguire; E Mulvihill, J Gaffey, A Fox; K Henson, D Harte, M McCallon; S O’Donoghue, D O’Shaughnessy; R McGowan (0-1), J Duignan, J Dolan (0-1); C Cosgrove, P Mulvihill (0-2), D Dolan (0-7, two frees, one 45). Subs: P Dillon for Cosgrove (38), G Dolan for Fox (53), A Daly for Duignan (58), J Maguire for McGowan (63).
MULLINGAR SHAMROCKS: P Shaw; A Purcell, K Gavin, E Moore; M Curley, D Gavin, A Smyth (0-2); D Daly (0-1), D O’Donoghue (0-2); F Spellman, D Corroon, D Miller; S Quinn, L Smyth (1-2), C Curley (0-1). Subs: A Clinton for Purcell (inj, 41 mins), C Daly for Spellman (43 mins), C O’Leary for Quinn (52).
