A sun drenched evening in Ballymac resulted in a classic game of championship football where Na Gaeil pipped Ballymac by three points in the end.
Na Gaeil opened the scoring with two early points before Ballymac levelled. Na Gaeil responded with two more points before Ballymac forced a turnover on a kickout to score an excellent goal. This was championship football at its best, both teams playing at full tilt with great intensity. Na Gaeil finished the half strongly to leave them two up at the break, 0-10 to 1-05.
Ballymac dominated the early moments of the second half but didn’t make it count on the scoreboard. Na Gaeil extended their lead to four points and Ballymac went down to 14 men following a second yellow card. It looked like the writing was on the wall but a heroic display and some excellent scores left the gap at the minimum. Forced to chase the game Ballymac were caught by three late points on the breakaway and Na Gaeil ultimately prevailed with Ballymac reduced to thirteen men.
The final score 0-18 to 1-12, a game for the ages.
