O'Donovan Rossa 1-9
Kilburn Gaels 2-3

O'Donovan Rossa of Antrim are celebrating All-Ireland Club Intermediate hurling glory this evening after they edged out Kilburn Gaels in Croke Park today.

Stephen Beatty's goal in the first minute of the second-half proved to be the difference between the sides at the final whistle as the Ulster champions secured a hard-earned win.

A low-scoring first-half ended with O'Donovan Rossa holding a 0-4 to 0-2 lead.

The Croke Park floodlights were turned on for the second-half and Beatty found the back of the London side's net inside the opening minute.

The Tom Bergin managed Kilburn responded with two goals of their own courtesy of corner-forward Keith Killilea but late points from Michael Armstrong and Gerard Walsh made it a day to remember for the west Belfast club's players and supporters.

O'Donovan Rossa - C McDonnell; K McDonnell, E O'Neill, C Orchin; G Walsh (0-3, 1f), C McClelland, Stephen Shannon (0-2'65); C McElhatton, D Murphy (0-1); M Armstrong (0-1), C McGuinness, S Beatty (1-0); Sean Shannon (0-2f), T Morgan, A Orchin. Subs: J McGuinness for C McElhatton, M Turley for C McGuinness, G Bell for E O'Neill, C McVeigh for Sean Shannon.

Kilburn Gaels - K Finnegan; C Hickey, L Gaule, C McAlinden; N Brophy, B Regan, K Kennedy; H Vaughan (0-1), B Kiely; M Duggan, J Egan, S Lambert (0-1); P Kennedy, M O'Dwyer, K Killilea (2-1). Subs: A Power for K Kennedy, N McDonnell for B Kiely.

Referee - T Carroll.

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