Cup possessed by Demons
The sides had not met at this level since 1985, when Terry Strickland stole the ball from John Cooney to give Neptune the first of four victories. Yesterday's drama will surely rank alongside that amazing ending for, while it was always going to be close, nobody could have predicted the spellbinding finish that matched last year's.
It had been a game of nip and tuck and when Charron Watson levelled the scores with one from the free-throw line, Neptune appeared to hold the initiative. Watson retreated to intercept, found Dave Langrell and he sent Stephen McCarthy racing through. McCarthy was fouled by Tim O'Halloran his fifth foul - and went to the free throw line with 5.9 secs on the clock to win the cup. It appeared to be all over.
