A Rory Kelly goal, five minutes into added time and with the second last kick of the game, keeps Dromahair in the Senior Championship for 2023 and in the process relegates Melvin Gaels to Intermediate status.

The losers were devastated, leading by three points going into added time, it looked like they would retain senior status for next year, but two Martin Feeney frees left just a point between them. Peter McGowan pointed four minutes into the added time and that two point lead looked enough but a two point lead is dangerous and when the winners were awarded a free about thirty five metres out, Feeney had no option but to lob the ball into the Gaels goalmouth and when the ball landed eventually to Kelly, he made no mistake from close range.

The winners celebrated liked they had won the championship and who can blame them, no win in the championship but of course if you are going to win a game, this was the one.

The winners got off to the perfect start, Gary Fowley cutting in from the wing to blast the ball to the net. Caolan Clancy hit over a good point from play to open the losers account but points from Feeney (free) and James Clancy left a four point gap. Joseph McGloin and Martin Clancy exchanged points before McGloin hit the net to leave just the minimum between the teams.

Feeney extended his teams advantage to two with a free but the Gaels finished the half the better, Caolan Clancy hitting from three points from play and McGloin adding a free to leave the Gaels two up at the break. It could have been much better for them when McGloin punched the ball to the Dromahair net six minutes before the break but the goal was disallowed after consultation between the referee and umpires. Gaels carried their improved form into the second half and six minutes in, Caolan Clancy fired to the net to give his team a five point advantage.

But Dromahair did not panic and in a ten minute spell, hit over four points without reply to leave a point between the sides, two Feeney frees and two from substitutes James Clinton (45) and Diarmuid Giblin from play their marksmen, they also had a goal disallowed in that dominant period. McGloin (free) and Feeney (mark) exchanged points but with three minutes of normal time remaining the winners were dealt a blow when James Morrison received a second yellow card from referee Enda Egan.

Matthew Cleary and Caolan Clancy added points for the losers to leave a three point gap going into added time. As mentioned earlier, two Feeney frees and a point from substitute Peter McGowan left that two point difference, Caolan Clancy received a black card in the added time but it still advantage the Gaels until that last gasp Kelly goal. In fairness to Dromahair, they battled away when the found themselves five points down early in the second half and three points down going into added time and in the end got that vital goal to save their season, the Gaels will be very disappointed, they seemed to have the game wrapped up but once the late goal went in, they had no time to level matters with the final whistle going from the resultant kick out.