A last-gasp John Doran point secured a share of the spoils for Letterkenny Gaels at Naomh Colmcille this evening at a wet and windy Pairc Colmcille.
Naomh Colmcille 1-12 Letterkenny Gaels 2-09
Shay Doherty bagged a goal in each half for the Gaels while Willie Gillespie (pictured) goaled for Naomh Colmcille.
The Newtowncunningham men registered the first two points of the game before Doherty raised the green flag after a great run from Cormac Cannon.
A super point by McBrearty doubled the Gaels lead, before Cannon extended it out to three.
Both teams traded the next four scores with Cannon and McBrearty on target for the Letterkenny men. The hosts registered the next two points to level scores before Cormac Cannon with his third of the game left the Gaels one up at the break.
Doherty finished off a great move to the back of the net at the start of the second half with Naomh Colmcille responding with their own three pointer from Gillespie before adding three points to take a two point lead.
A McBrearty free reduced the deficit to the minimum before a fine long range point extended the Newtown men’s lead.
McBrearty scored a fine point from play and a free brought the team level again.
A point in injury time looked to have won it for Newtown before a brilliant Doran point from 45 metres levelled matters for the final time.
Naomh Colmcille : G. McDaid, R. Hegarty (0-01), P. Friel (0-01), A. Devenney, M. Friel, G. Curran, O Hilley, C. Devine, J. Fullerton (0-03), K. Gallagher, R. Mc Erlan, S. Gallagher, W. Lynch (0-02) C. Grant, J. Donaghey (0-03) W. Gillespie (1-01) M. Crossan (0-01)
Letterkenny Gaels: S.Graham, K. Kilkenny, D. Hunter, A. Stewart, C. Lynch, Ciaran Cannon, C. Browne, B.O’Brien, L.Doherty, Cormac S. McDonagh, C. Mc Brearty (0-05) S. Doherty(2-00) P. Doherty, Cormac Cannon (0-03), R. Quinn. J. Doran (0-01)
Referee : Enda Mc Feely (Convoy)
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