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PICS: This is what Antrim’s last-gasp Leinster SHC win meant to their pumped up players

Published 19:25 3 May 2015 BST

Updated 19:26 3 May 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
PICS: This is what Antrim’s last-gasp Leinster SHC win meant to their pumped up players

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Saffron pride.

Antrim edged out Laois, 5-17 to 3-22, in a nerve-jangling Leinster SHC encounter in Ballycastle today. Following an Allianz Leagues campaign that saw them finish without a win and relegated, Antrim picked up their first win of 2015. Still, they made their home support sweat. Ciaran Clarke sealed the one-point win when he belted home a last-minute penalty. The victory meant an awful lot to their players, especially Neil McManus... Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Qualifier Group Round 1, Ballycastle, Antrim 3/5/2015 Antrim vs Laois Antrim's Neill McManus celebrates winning Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Presseye/John McIlwaine This lad brought his hurl, just in case Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Qualifier Group Round 1, Ballycastle, Antrim 3/5/2015 Antrim vs Laois Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowlan makes a high catch as Antrim's Deaglan Murphy challenges Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Presseye/John McIlwaine The winning penalty Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Qualifier Group Round 1, Ballycastle, Antrim 3/5/2015 Antrim vs Laois Antrim's Ciaran Clarke fires an injury time penalty past Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowlan to win the game Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Presseye/John McIlwaine Neil McManus again, embraced by the Saffron faithful Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Qualifier Group Round 1, Ballycastle, Antrim 3/5/2015 Antrim vs Laois Antrim captain Neill McManus is congratulated by Antrim fans Philip Christie and Ruairi Brolly at the final whistle Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Presseye/John McIlwaine

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PICS: This is what Antrim's last-gasp Leinster SHC win meant to their pumped up players