29 May 2009
Kickham's Creggan dethroned Erin's Own Cargin in a thrilling Under 21 football final tonight.
Played in perfect conditions, Cargin dominated first half proceedings to lead on a score-line of 0.08 to 0.04 at half-time. They may however, rue a host of missed scoring opportunities having lost by just a point at the long whistle.
Creggan opened the second half in more determined fashion and managed to close the gap to just 2 points. The stage looked set for a bristling finale, but Erin's Own seemed to have killed off the Creggan comeback when they goaled to stretch into a 5 point lead.
Kickham's were not to be denied though. They kept picking off points and never lost their focus despite a penalty opportunity rebounding off the post. Gradually the five point lead was over-hauled and incredibly in the closing stages they led for the first time.
The defending champions did have an opportunity to level things with a relatively simple free chance in injury time, but the ball tailed to the right and wide to the delight of ecstatic Creggan supporters. Having won last year's Minor championship and now being theAntrim Under 21 champions, things do seem to be looking up for this rejuvenated club.
