Oulart-the-Ballagh (Wexford) 1-11 Coolderry (Offaly) 1-15, Nowlan Park

A massive shock on the cards in the AIB GAA Leinster Club Championship Final with Coolderry over coming a well fancied Oulart-the-Ballagh side in Wexford.

The turning point of the game came when the impressive Cathal Parlon of the Offaly side rattled home a goal to extend the Coolderry’s half time foundation and they never looked back.

The opening half of the game turned out to be a must closer encounter but it was the favourites, Oulart, who found themselves behind at the break. The Wexford side opened the scoring through Eoin Moore but Coolderry responded well to the early pressure.

Points from Damien Murray (0-2), Eoin Ryan and Cathal Parlon managed to keep the Offaly side in a strong position but two more scores from Oulart’s Moore helped tie up the score. However, Parlon was on hand with a late point to put Coolderry up by the slimmest of leads at half time 0-5 to 0-6.

Coolderry were not playing according to the script and that showed during the second half when Parlon capped a fine performance with a long run, passed a number of players and finished into the bottom corner of the net.

A response came from Oulart with a goal from Paul Roche with just over five minutes remaining but it was almost too little too late. Points from Murray and Kevin Connelly made sure that Coolderry became Leinster hurling club champions.