Coláiste Íosagáin 3-10 Naas CBS 3-9:KEVIN McGRATH scored the winning point in the third minute of injury time as Coláiste Íosagáin of Portarlington staged an unlikely comeback in Kildare yesterday.
After 20 minutes Naas led by nine points through goals from Oisín Gill, Stephen Skelton and Conor Ferguson. But goals from Shane Lawless (2) and Peter Cunningham bridged the gap and the same duo pointed to put Coláiste Íosagáin ahead. Graham Waters’ levelled on 60 minutes but there was still time for McGrath’s strike.
COLÁISTE ÍOSAGÁIN: T Brereton; M O’Reilly, H Weldon, J Hyland, S McGrath, B Crombie, D Barron; P Cunningham 1-2 (one free), K Bracken; R Galvin, K McGrath (0-3), R Reynolds, E Finlay (0-3, two frees), S McAuley, S Lawless (2-2, two frees). Subs: Ross Doyle for O’Reilly (half-time), N Murphy Barron (38 mins).
NAAS CBS: D Horgan; C Gill, S O’Hagan, P Gahan, G Waters (0-1), O Gill (1-0), M Nevin; E Ralph (0-1, free), J Healy; S Skelton (1-3, three frees), R Bergin (0-2, one free), E O’Donovan, M Sheridan (0-1), C Ferguson (1-1), L Fizgibbon. Subs: D McGarr for Fitzgibbon (47 mins), M Keogh for
O’Donovan (47 mins), S Gainey for Waters (60 mins).
Referee: Pat Kehoe (Carlow).
