Macroom rally too late to foil Abbey CBS

Abbey CBS (Down) 1-10 DLS Macroom (Cork) 1-8

In a marvellous contest, the McRory Cup champions seemed set for a comfortable victory when they led 1-9 to 1-5 at the three-quarter stage. But then the Munster champions put in a storming finish that just fell short.

Abbey CBS mentor, Jody Gormley, was very relieved to hear the final whistle. “It was a very tight game at the finish. They caused an awful lot of trouble, particularly in the opening quarter during which we struggled to get out of our own half let alone win any possession. We re-arranged our team a bit and the switch of midfielder Kevin McKiernan to full back tightened that area up.