WICKLOW SHC FINAL (replay) Glenealy 2-10 Carnew 0-10: GLENEALY'S MIDFIELDER Jonathan O'Neill turned in a massive performance for his team yesterday as they put back-to-back senior hurling titles together with a six-point win over arch-rivals Carnew in the championship final relay in Aughrim yesterday.
O'Neill scored 1-7 for his team and in the crucial fourth quarter when his team was clinging to a two-point lead (1-9 to 0-10) he saved a penalty from Carnew's Don Hyland and then bagged the clinching goal from a free.
Deadlocked at 1-5 to 0-8 starting the second half, Carnew offered stubborn resistance through the second half.
GLENEALY: J Driver; R Byrne, T McGrath, C O'Neill; G Byrne, C Byrne, P Dunne; J O'Neill (1-7, 1-5 frees), T Doyle (0-1); L Glynn (0-2), MA O'Neill, MJ O'Neill; Alan Driver, E Glynn (1-0), G Byrne. Subs: Anthony Driver for G Byrne, N Driver for A Driver, E O'Neill for MA O'Neill.
CARNEW: Ted Kennedy; W Collins, E O'Sullivan, B Bolger; D Doran (0-1), G Keogh, N Skelton; B Osborne, Thomas Kennedy (0-1); S Kinsella, G Doran, J Murphy; D Hyland (0-8, six frees), TJ Hennessy, T Collins. Subs: M Collins for G Keogh, B Rickerby for TJ Hennessy, L Kennedy for G Doran.
Referee: D Byrne(Kiltegan).
