Rockies leave it late to edge out brave Ballymartle

Blackrock 0-18 Ballymartle 2-11

When Seán O’Mahony caught the Blackrock defence napping as he goaled from a 45th-minute free, it put Ballymartle into a 2-9 to 0-12 lead, and though Blackrock managed to draw level, Killian McCarthy again pushed the south-east champions ahead with five minutes remaining.

David O’Farrell tied matters again, however, and after both sides missed chances, sub Callum Crowe got the important score in the final minute of normal time.