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Mon 10 Oct 2007Rea rescues Éire ÓgCarlow SFC Final/ Éire Óg 1-7 Palatine 0-10: Palatine were forced to a replay by challengers Éire Óg who levelled this Carlow SFC final with an injury-time pointed free by full forward Simon Rea.In a final watched by an attendance of 3,000, Éire Óg struck for a seventh minute goal from right full forward Eric McCormack. But by half time Palatine, seeking a fifth title, had edged into a 0-5 to 1-1 lead.