Neptune’s shock defeat of Tigers opens the door for Lakers

WHAT a difference a couple of days can make. After losing Wednesday night’s derby game in Tralee, Gleneagle Lakers had abandoned all hope of making it to the quarter-finals of the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague as Abrakebabra Tigers, it would appear, faced something of a formality when they entertained the Southern Conference basement team, Neptune, on Saturday night.

But Neptune produced what was their best performance of a disastrous season to succeed where Killarney failed by snatching the points from the claws of the Tigers and, in the process, eliminated them from the play-offs and allowed Lakers back in.

It was a sensational end to the season for Neptune and just the finish Coach Michael Evans had been looking for as the foundation stone for their next campaign.