Amazing Hackett goal gives Moycarkey incredible late win in dethroning of Kiladangan
Max Hackett struck the winning goal in the 63rd minute of the game
FBD Insurance Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final
Moycarkey Borris 2-21
Kiladangan 3-16
Max Hackett has firmly opened up the senior hurling championship in Tipperary as an incredibly taken late, late goal in second-half stoppage time shocked reigning champions Kiladangan in the first game of the Saturday doubleheader in FBD Semple Stadium.
It was a barely believable finish to the game as Moycarkey trailed their opponents by four points going into the three minutes of added time at the end of the game, but slowly pulled the deficit back through a Kyle Shelly free, and a glorious missed goal chance for Steven Walsh; who contrived to miss his doubled effort from a David Costigan squared delivery.
However, they stayed coming, and when the impressive Kieran Cummins pointed his fifth of the day to leave just a point between the sides with 30 seconds to go in the game and the tide going firmly in toward the Kiladangan goal as the North champions completely retreated.
An equalising point was a strong possibility considering the momentum shift and when Moycarkey Borris won possession from Barry Hogan’s resulting puckout, Peter Melbourne came out with the ball before Eoghan Hayes played a lovely ball into Max Hackett, who managed to field above James Quigley and shrug off the tackle to finish unbelievably well to the top corner past the helpless Hogan to give Moycarkey an incredible win under the circumstances of the game.
More to follow...............