 Five minutes into the second half Liam Mulryan turned a Connolly pass into the net to take the lead.Ballycastle cut this lead to just a point, however, two points from brothers Gerry and Joe Connolly set up a 1–11 to 1–8 victory and an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship medal for Connolly.After losing back-to-back championship decider in 1982 and 1983, Castlegar were under pressure to deliver in 1984.