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.