Ballyduff pip Mullane driven De La Salle

Ballyduff Lower 1-14 De La Salle 1-13

Mullane did all that any one player could be expected to do to garner victory for his side, but it was Ballyduff who shaded a real thriller which neither team really deserved to lose. There’s still the cushion of the losers group for De La Salle, but they’ll be bitterly disappointed at letting this one slip.

Starved of possession for lengthy periods, Mullane was on fire whenever he touched the ball, and his 1-4 contribution from play mirrors his hugely influential impact on the game. Ballyduff however were less reliant on individual brilliance, and it was they who finished the stronger in a tension charged climax to a very exciting contest.