Naomh Eoin scored the last three points to bring their Carlow SHC final against Mount Leinster Rangers to a replay at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

Naomh Eoin 0-10
Mount Leinster Rangers 1-7

Rangers had one hand on the Willie O'Connor Cup before the Myshall side's late rally, which culminated in captain Dwain Maher's equalising point from a long-range free in stoppage-time, earned them another bite at the cherry.

Naomh Eoin were quickest to settle and had opened up a 0-4 to 0-1 lead before Mount Leinster Rangers began to find their rhythm. Myshall 'keeper Frank Foley made a brilliant save to deny Robbie Foley a goal in the 23rd minute, but the full forward made no mistake five minutes later when he drove a penalty to the net to give Rangers a 1-4 to 0-5 half-time lead.

Rangers continued to hold the upper hand for most of the second half, but with Brian 'Red' Murphy on song from frees, Naomh Eoin battled back to force a replay, which has been fixed for next Sunday.

Scorers - Mt Leinster Rangers: F Foley 1-0 (pen); D Murphy 0-2 (one free); E Coady, D Byrne, E Byrne, J Coady, D Phelan 0-1 each. Naomh Eoin: B Murphy 0-5 (frees); S Kavanagh, E Nolan (free), D Kavanagh (free); C McCabe, R Foley 0-1 each. Tweet

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