Nicky Rackard Cup final
Prior fires stoppage-time winner for jubilant Sligo
Sligo 2-14
Armagh 2-13
Daire Walsh
Substitute Kieran Prior struck a dramatic stoppage-time winner to give Sligo their second Nicky Rackard Cup title in a thrilling showdown against Armagh on Saturday.
Despite losing Tiarnan Nevin to a red card on the hour mark, the Orchard men looked set to come out on top when Danny Magee grabbed his second goal of the game. A monster free from goalkeeper Simon Doherty stretched them further in front, only for Sligo to respond through Connor Griffin and a Gerard O’Kelly Lynch major.
This left the tie poised for extra-time, until Prior produced the decisive score of the contest on 74 minutes.
Scorers for Sligo: K Raymond 0-8 (7f, 1 ’65’), G O’Kelly Lynch 2-1, R Cox, J Starr, C Griffin, S Crowley, K Prior 0-1 each.
Scorers for Armagh: D Magee 2-0, D Gaffney 0-6 (6f), E McGuinness, N Curry 0-2 each, S Doherty (f), P Quinn, D McKenna 0-1 each.
ARMAGH: S Doherty; C Rice, O McCann, P Quinn; T Nevin, D Bridges, C Clifford; S Toal, S Renaghan; D Gaffney, O Curry, P McGrane; D McKenna, D Magee, E McGuinness.
Subs: N Curry for McCann (20), J O’Connor for Toal (56).
SLIGO: M Burke; J Weir, N Feehily, K O’Kennedy; R McHugh, L Reidy, K Banks; R Cox, J Starr; G Cadden, C Griffin, K Raymond; T O’Kelly Lynch, G O’Kelly Lynch, K Gilmartin.
Subs: S Crowley for T O’Kelly Lynch (h-t), M Gordon for O’Kennedy (47), K Prior for Cadden (58).
Referee: J Connors (Donegal).