Athleague booked their place in the Roscommon senior hurling final after beating Oran 3-21 to 1-20 after extra time on home soil.
Oran led 0-5 to 0-4 on 21 minutes before Athleague’s Aengus Lyons and Eoin Ward registered a goal each within the next two minutes.
The visitors followed up with two of the next three scores but still trailed 2-6 to 0-8 at half-time.
Oran started the second half with urgency. Eamon Kenny made it a one-point game 13 minutes into the second half.
Robbie Fallon’s goal gave Athleague a five-point cushion seven minutes from time. Hugh Rooney appeared to snatch victory for Oran with a goal deep into injury time.
Athleague were resilient however. Ben McGahon levelled the game with a pointed free right at the death; 3-13 to 1-19.
The sides were level yet again three minutes into injury time before seven unanswered points saw Athleague emerge victorious.
Read how Four Roads booked their place in the final after Saturday's semi-final victory.
