Late Gallen surge too much for Clon
As the clock wound down, Clonakilty looked on the cusp of retaining their title despite an indifferent display. When wing-forward Cillian Cullinane crowned a fine team move with a lovely point in the 53rd minute and sub James Clancy added another soon after, they were 1-7 to 0-8 to the good.
But Gallen CS finished with a flourish. Their outstanding centre-forward Aaron McDonagh kick-started their scoring spree when he blasted a venomous drive to the net with five minutes remaining. Then corner-forward Eoghan Lowry strode forward to clip over a point before registering his team’s second goal.