Last shot success forDaly after titanic struggle

Gary Daly overcame Christy Mullins in the last shot of a titanic Mick Barry Cup final at Ballincurrig.

He won the opening shot by 30m and held the lead with his second. A huge third towards Geary’s extended his lead. Mullins’ next blew right off the centre and beat the tip by just five metres to leave almost a bowl between them. They both then beat the creamery. Daly missed the no-play line with his next and Mullins beat it to close the gap.

Mullins cut the lead to 15m off the line and took his first lead with a great bowl onto the long straight. He extended his odds with a good bowl to the top of the straight. Daly lofted brilliantly to Leahy’s, but Mullins replied with a sensational bowl that just missed light at the big corner.