Ronan keeps cool to edge dramatic victory for Ballyhea

Neil Ronan was the hero for Ballyhea when his late free from the touchline sealed a 0-13 to 0-12 win over Newcestown in a heated Premier IHC meeting in Mallow yesterday.

Ronan keeps cool to edge dramatic victory for Ballyhea

Ballyhea were deserving winners, having battled with 14 men for the majority of the game and fought their way back from a three-point deficit in the second half. But Newcestown will rue a string of late wides which could have won them the game.

The tone of the contest was set inside two minutes when Ballyhea’s Timmy Shanahan was shown a yellow card for an off-the-ball incident with Cárthach Keane. Three minutes later, Ballyhea found themselves a man down.

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