Horgan’s late free saves Dillons
With five minutes of normal time to go the city champions held a three-point lead and were looking good for their first title at this level since 1938. But in the twinkling of eye Kildorrery drew level when Peter O’Brien levelled the game with a goal, and the cup looked to be staying in the Avondhu division for at least another season when corner-back Cormac Ó Baoill landed the lead point — the first and only time Kildorrery led.
To be fair, neither side deserved to lose what was arguably one of the best championship games of the season. It was chock full of drama, tension, excitement, some magnificent individual performances and wonderful scores which kept the 4,503 spectators well entertained and eagerly looking forward to the replay on Sunday, November 4 at the same venue.
