Gritty Garryowen strike late

“CHRISTMAS came early to Garryowen,” words of consolation for losing Lansdowne head coach Liam Toland from a happy local supporter after this AIL Division 1 clash at Dooradoyle.

So it did, an injury-time penalty kick from under the posts by late replacement Eoghan Hickey giving the home side the four points that sees them still atop the league this morning, albeit behind Cork Con on points difference.

An early Christmas present, right enough, but credit also to the resoluteness of a Garryowen side that simply refused to be beaten. Trailing by two points heading into injury time, there didn’t seem to be much hope for them, even when a well-placed Gerry Hurley line-kick ended up in touch just inside the Lansdowne 22.