Ballymartle turn it round with late burst

Ballymartle 5-12 Blackrock 2-17

Trailing by seven points, 2-12 to 2-5, at half-time, the south-east side had a great start to the second half when Brian Corry got his second goal and then Darren McCarthy’s penalty at the threequarter mark tied matters at 2-14 to 4-8.

With the momentum behind them, they kicked on and kept up their record of having reached the last eight each year since winning the Premier IHC in 2010, with semi-final appearances in the last two campaigns.