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Gary Ferry, 10 May
Danske Bank MacFarlane Cup final
St Mary’s Magherafelt 4-11
St Patrick’s Keady 3-11
St. Mary’s, Magherafelt are the new Danske Bank MacFarlane Cup
champions after a hectic final against St Patrick’s Keady yesterday
afternoon that finished with the south Derry side hitting 1-3 in the
last six minutes to clinch victory.
An early goal from Keady’s Sé McConnell set the tone for the game, with
the lead changing hands a few times during the first half before St
Mary’s went in at half-time with a three points lead, 2-5 to 1-5.
Michael Kearney grabbed their first goal before Keady re-took the lead
with McConnell, Eoghan Mallon and CaoimhÃn Mone pressing them forward.
However a late Conor O’Kane goal was the difference between the teams
at half time and that was stretched with a goal on the re-start from
Sean Birt.
Nevertheless by the midway point of the second half the Armagh side was
two points ahead, helped in no small way by two goals from Shea
McCloskey.
Keady had chances to seal the issue before Magherafelt hit form in the
last few minutes with a fourth goal from Conan Devlin and points from
free-taker Ronan Colgan and Sean Birt kept them on the front foot.
St Mary’s: C O’Kane and S Birt 1-2 each, M Kearney 1-1, C Devlin 1-0, R
Colgan 0-6.
St Patrick’s: S McCloskey 2-2, S McConnell 1-3, E Mallon 0-4, C Mone
0-3.