Gaelcholáiste Dhoire denied a famous win at Owenbeg

Danske Bank Leonard Shield final

Cross & Passion Ballycastle 1-8

Gaelcholáiste Dhoire 2-4

LATE points by Logan Mc Conville and Eunan Johnston at wet and windy Owenbeg yesterday afternoon denied Gaelcholáiste Dhoire a famous first title in A grade hurling.
The Dungiven-based school won everything before them at the lower grade last year and had beaten Knock in the semi-final of this competition before the Halloween break.
Things looked promising for them when Cross & Passion held a 0-4 to 0-1 lead at half-time yesterday after having played with the elements in their favour for the first half hour. Darragh Kinney and Matthew Donnelly with two points each accounted for their scores, while Aidan Ó Ceallaigh replied for Gaelcholáiste.
The teams swopped points at the start of the second half before Peadar Pio Ó Duibhne burst through and sent a bullet to the Ballycastle net. Cónan Ó Giolláin then put them ahead for the first time.
However Darragh Kinney hit back with a goal for CPC, but Gaelcholáiste re-took the lead when a 65 from Emmet Óg Mac Íomhair went all the way to the net.
CPC refused to roll over and they fought hard to pick off the last two scores and secure the Shield.
Chuir foireann an Ghaelcholáiste an-iarracht isteach sa chluiche seo. Cé gur chuir an aimsir isteach go mór ar an chluiche agus go raibh an dá fhoireann faoi bhrú i rith an ama, bhí coimhlint ar dóigh ann.
Seo í an chéad bhliain don Ghaelcholáiste bheith ag imirt ag an leibhéal is airde in iomáint na scoileanna agus is cinnte go dtuigeann siad anois go dtig leo bheith comórtasach ag an leibhéal seo. Beidh tuilleadh le teacht ón ghrúpa seo ach go háirithe.
CPC scorers: D Kinney 1-2, M Donnelly 0-3, Eunan Johnston 0-1, Damian McMahon 0-1, L McConville 0-1.

Gaelcholáiste: PP Ó Duibhne 1-1, E Óg Mac Íomhair 1-0, Aidan Ó Ceallaigh 0-2, Cónan Ó Giolláin 0-1.

Cross & Passion: Patrick Campbell, Aaron Gillan, Liam Smyth, Connlaoth Woodhouse, Oran Baudant, Eunan Johnston, Oisin Donnelly, Darragh Kinney, Logan McConville, Matthew Donnelly, Caolan Christie, Oran Devlin, Charlie McAuley, Damian Mc Mahon, Cathair McCaughan.

Subs used: JJ McGarry, Odhrán Boyle, Joe Derry, Dan Lynn.

Gaelcholáiste : Kévan Mac an tSaoir, Cillian Ó Dughaill-Ó Cinnéide, Dylan Ó Ceallaigh, Ailbhe Mac Conmidhe, Conán Ó Giolláin, Emmet Óg Mac Íomhair, Seán Mac Conmidhe, Cormac Ó Catháin, Peadar Ó Ceallaigh, Oisín Mag Uiginn, Dylan Ó hÉireamhóin, Aaron Mag Uiginn, Aidan Ó Ceallaigh, Peadar Pio Ó Duibhne, Jayden Mac Cionnaith 

Subs used: Seán Paul Ó Ceallaigh, Fionn Ó Connaire, Paidí Mac Ainmhire 

Referee: Peadar Lagan (Glen, Maghera).