Unbelievable feeling for last gasp Ballycran

Ballycran captain Bríd McGrattan was close to speechless after Saturday’s last gasp NWP Recycling Ulster Senior B Club Championship Final victory over a dogged Eglish side at the Morgan Athletic Grounds in Armagh. It took a fantastic late goal from Nicola Braniff to seal it for the Down side late in the second half. An overwhelmed McGrattan found it hard to overcome the shock of their late victory

‘I’m speechless. It’s unbelievable for us to win our first Ulster title. I’m in tears here and I can’t believe this just happened. It was a great game, great venue and Eglish came out really strongly in the first half. We weren’t happy with ourselves at half time and thankfully we came out in the second half and a showed the kind of team that Ballycran are. Hopefully this win will inspire a lot of people and it feels great to be able to bring this cup back to the Ards Peninsula’.

Bríd was grateful to Nicola Braniff for her late goal and also to the influence that their management have over the team

‘Nicola Braniff is a class player and she showed it today. When you need her to step in and get goals she’s there. I am delighted for Sean McGourty, he has been managing us since I started playing senior camogie and I’m delighted he has stuck with us as he’s brought us to a new level. Stephen Bell has refreshed everything and training is so hard’. We are ready now to have a go at the All-Ireland and we want to win

The Ballycran captain did have sympathy for her Eglish counterparts and remembers when she was on the losing side to Eoghan Rua in the 2011 Ulster Final

‘Eglish were really good today and we know exactly how they feel. It will make them more eager and determined to come back next year and we wish them all the best’.

Ballycran will now face Connacht opposition in February’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Semi-Final