Lurgan secure All-Ireland glory on day of drama
The Ulster school had won the last time the competition was hosted by Crescent in 2003, and they did so here on goal difference as fatigue and motivation proved a decisive factor in some hammerings exacted late in the day.
With all five sides winning and losing on day one, it was open season yesterday with Lurgan taking the early initiative with a 3-0 dismissal of Coláiste Iognáid. Crescent and Loreto Kilkenny’s hopes then all but faded as the hosts failed to convert a flurry of corners aside from Roisin Upton’s late equaliser.
