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Ballygalget lose Ulster Club Hurling Final to Rossa

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Taken from hoganstand.com

Rossa capture Ulster club hurling title
Monday, November 01, 2004

O’Donovan Rossa.....0-16
Ballygalget...............0-14

Belfast outfit O’Donovan Rossa bridged a 25-year gap at Casement Park on Sunday, October 31 when they edged out Down kingpins Ballygalget to capture the Ulster club hurling title.

Rossa led by 0-5 to 0-4 after 19 minutes before Martin Devine came to their rescue by scrambling Eoin Clarke’s effort off the goal-line. Following that let-off, Paul Graham and Paul Close fired over points to give Rossa a 0-8 to 0-4 lead, but Ballygalget’s Johnny McGrattan hit four frees to level at 0-8 each at the interval.

Ballygalget started the second half with points from Aaron Dynes and Barry Coulter before Graham and Mickey McCullough replied with similar efforts to level again. Jim Connolly pointed for Rossa and it was back to all square at 0-13 apiece on 50 minutes when Johnny McGrattan slotted over a free.

However, late points from Graham and Chris Hamill gave the Antrim champions a narrow victory.