Coleman earns second chance for Ballinhassig
With three minutes of normal time left, the city side looked to have done enough as a powerful second-half performance had put them five points clear, 2-14 to 0-15, though Danny O’Callaghan’s free, which only went over with the aid of the post, gave Ballinhassig hope.
A point by sub Steven Dineen as the game moved into added time, cut the lead to a goal and then, in the 62nd minute, Ballinhassig won a free outside their own 20 metre line. Coleman launched the ball deep into Bishopstown territory, where it was won by Declan O’Sullivan, but he was fouled on the Bishopstown 20, slightly to the right. Despite the presence of six Bishopstown players on the line, Coleman nailed the free to earn his team a second chance.
