Antrim boss Darren Gleeson: We feel we should have got over the line against Dublin

Antrim manager Darren Gleeson hovered between frustration and optimism in the aftermath of his side's draw with Dublin in their Leinster SHC opener in Corrigan Park.

Seeking a first big scalp in the Leinster championship - and a first win over the Dubs since 2010 - Antrim led by six midway through the second half.

However, a fourth-quarter fadeout saw the lead vanish, Donal Burke firing the visitors ahead with three minutes left. Points from Conal Cunning and Paul Boyle edged the Northerners back in front before Cian O'Sullivan found an equaliser deep in injury-time.

Gleeson, who guided Antrim to a second Joe McDonagh Cup success last year, rued their second-half wastefulness when on top.

"The general consensus from our side is that it's a game we should have got over the line," Gleeson told RTÉ Sport.

"It was our own doing really. We had chances early in the second half and late in the second half and we didn't take them. We probably went seven or eight minutes without a score in the middle of that, which was disappointing.

"Usually when we go out of games like that we get punished, we didn't today and the opportunity was there for us again. There are a couple of scores we'll be kicking ourselves about when we look at it.

"But we have a point on the board. Four more matches to come and we're optimistic about what's in front of us.

"The good start was imperative. We made the most of it today. Two points ahead going in at half-time, it probably should have been a small bit more."

With both Dublin and Wexford appearing vulnerable in 2023, the prospect of Antrim nabbing third place in Leinster is looming into view.

Antrim travel to Wexford Park next Saturday for a tie against a home side reeling from a loss to Galway and a