Kehoe Cup final: Kelly's last gasp winner secures silverware for Offaly

January 12, 2020

Offaly's Oisin Kelly

Offaly got their hands on the Kehoe Cup today after Oisin Kelly fired over the match winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Michael Fennelly’s men edged out Antrim on a scoreline of 1-16 to 1-15 at Pairc Tailteann thanks to Kelly's late intervention.

The Faithful County shaded the first-half exchanges by 0-9 to 0-7.

Offaly - J Dempsey; M Cleary, D Egan, P Delaney; B Watkins, B Conneely, D Doughan; B Murphy, L Fox (0-2); S Kinsella (0-2), P Geraghty (0-2), O Kelly (0-2); L Langton (0-4, 3f, 1'65), S Cleary (0-2), T Geraghty. Subs: D King for B Watkins, D Nally (0-2, 1f) for B Murphy, P Kinsella for S Cleary, B Duignan (1-0) for P Geraghty, K Dunne for L Fox, J Sampson for S Kinsella, R Ravenhill for L Langton.

Antrim - R Elliott; P Duffin, M Donnelly, S Rooney; E Campbell, G Walsh, C Boyd; K Molloy (0-5), N McKeague; M Bradley, N McManus (0-9, 6f, 1'65), J McNaughton; N McKenna (0-1), D Nugent, A Delargy. Subs: C Johnston for N McKeague, R Molloy for A Delargy, A O'Brien for C Boyd, R McCambridge for M Bradley, D McCloskey (1-0) for N McKenna, C McHugh for S Rooney.

Referee - J McGrath.


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