Carnew Emmets 0-12
Bray Emmets 1-9

43-year-old Don Hyland earned Carnew Emmets a second bite at the cherry in the Wicklow SHC final against Bray Emmets yesterday.

A second final defeat on the trot looked to be on the cards for Carnew as the clock ticked down but up popped the evergreen substitute to force a replay.

Playing with wind advantage in the first-half, holders Bray held a one point advantage at the halfway stage of a low-scoring encounter.

A Mikey Lee goal placed them in pole position in the second-half and they held a three points cushion with 10 minutes to go.

To their credit, Carnew refused to throw in the towel, hit three unanswered points and it's back to Aughrim next Sunday.

Carnew Emmets - R Fitzgerald; W Collins, M Collins, O Furlong; G Keogh, L Kennedy, A Hughes; M O'Brien, C McCrea (0-1); R Lambert, P Doran, J Doyle (0-1); E Donohoe (0-7, 6f), W Kinsella (0-1), T Collins (0-1). Subs: D Hyland (0-1) for R Lambert.

Bray Emmets - P O'Reilly; D Lohan, P Kiely, L Maloney; D Henderson, J Henderson, A Murphy; E Forde, D Masterson (0-1f); M Lennon, P Cunningham (0-1), C O'Byrne (0-1); C Moorehouse (0-3, 1f), M Lee (1-3), P Doyle. Subs: E McCormack for C O'Byrne, P Collins for E Forde.

Referee - C Manley.

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