Blackrock 4-26
Glen Rovers 4-18

(After extra time)

Blackrock came through an extra time battle with Glen Rovers this evening to secure their first Cork senior hurling championship in 18 years.

Alan Connolly led the way in the scoring stakes for the winners at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, where they also got three goals off the bench to help cement the victory.

Blackrock had led by 0-12 to 0-7 in this decider before Simon Kennefick handed their opponents the best possible restart with a goal from the second-half throw-in.

Kennefick then drew the game level (2-7 to 0-13) with his second goal in three minutes before Patrick Horgan’s 65 shot Rovers in front.

It was a short-lived lead as sub Tadhg Deasy responded with a superb goal on 39 minutes and from there the Rockies moved four up.

Rovers hit back with scores, including a goal from Mark Dooley, and the sides would be level four times in the closing 10 minutes with Connolly landing a free in the added minutes to cancel one out from Horgan and force extra time.

Connolly and Alan O’Callaghan pointed the first two scores of extra time for Blackrock and they wouldn’t look back once Shane O’Keeffe and Robbie Cotter rifled in goals that put them 10 up.

Blackrock - Gavin Connolly; Richie Laide, Gary Norberg, Jamie Ryan; Stephen Murphy, Cathal Cormack, Niall Cashman (0-2); David O’Farrell, Daniel Meaney (0-2); Mark O’Keeffe, Ciaran Cormack, John O’Sullivan; Michael O’Halloran (0-3), Shane O’Keeffe (1-1), Alan Connolly (0-13, 11f). Subs: Tadhg Deasy (1-1) for Mark O’Keeffe, John Cashman for Laide (both 37mins), Robbie Cotter (2-2) for C Cormack, Alan O’Callaghan (0-2) for Ryan (both 51), Kevin O’Keeffe for O’Sullivan (60), Eoin O’Farrell for David O’Farrell (68, inj), Mark O’Keeffe for O’Halloran (75, inj), Dave O’Shea for Gavin Connolly (80).

Glen Rovers - Cathal Hickey; David Dooling, Robert Downey, Stephen McDonnell; Adam Lynch, Brian Moylan, David Noonan; Donal Cronin, Adam O’Donovan (0-2); Mark Dooley (1-2), Patrick Horgan (1-12, 6f, 1-0 pen, 2 65s), Dean Brosnan (0-1); Conor Dorris, Simon Kennefick (2-0), Liam Coughlan (0-1). Subs: David Cunningham for Dorris (41mins), Calvin Healy for Dooling, Dale Tynan for Brosnan (both 55), Luke Horgan for Cronin (58), Glen Kennefick for Coughlan, Brosnan for Tynan (HT, ET), Daniel Morris for O’Donovan (75, inj).

Ref: Cathal McAllister (Aghada)

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