Bradley pleased with Saffrons

ANTRIM footballers showed a lot of character and composure in Saturday’s closing stages to squeeze Carlow out of the race.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2011 - 01:00
Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-9 Tony McGee, Saffron Park

The Saffrons just about deserved their victory, but the Barrow boys can feel they let an unexpected win slip from their grasp as they produced a booming five-minute finish that just narrowly failed.

In a game they refused to bow out of and with players like Brendan Murphy around Antrim were pushed hard.

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