Loughgiel Shamrocks and Slaughtneil will go head-to-head in this year's Ulster Club SHC final.
2012 All-Ireland club champions Loughiel scored a comfortable 1-25 to 0-9 semi-final victory over Down's Ballygalget in Maghera today.
The Antrim representatives turned around for the second-half with a comfortable 0-15 to 0-8 cushion and refused to ease the foot off the pedal after the resumption.
Benny McGarry raised the game's only green flag in the 38th minute.
Meanwhile, in Pairc Esler, it finished Slaughtneil 3-16, Middletown (Armagh) 1-12.
The four-in-a-row Derry champions were on top from start to finish and enjoyed a 0-15 to 0-7 advantage at the halfway stage.
The final has been fixed for Sunday, October 23rd at a venue to be confirmed.
Loughgiel Shamrocks - DD Quinn; P Gillan, N McGarry, R McCloskey; J Campbell, T McCloskey, T Coyle; M McFadden (0-2), D McMullan (0-1); M Connolly (0-11, 7f, 3'65), E McCloskey (0-2), D McKinley (0-1); B McCarry (1-3), L Watson (0-4), S Casey. Subs: J Scullion for B McCarry, D McCloskey for S Casey, D Laverty for L Watson, B McAuley (0-1) for M McFadden.
Ballygalget - G Clarke; J Smyth, G Clarke, M Fisher; J McGrath, E Clarke, B Toner; J McManus, J Doran; G Roddy (0-1), D McManus, C Bailie (0-2); G Johnson (0-2, 1f), B Byers, C Coulter (0-4f). Subs: S Bailie for B Byers, G Dynes for G Roddy, A Doran for J Doran, E Coulter for G Clarke, K McGreevy for G Johnson.
Referee - E Hassan.
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Slaughtneil scorers: C O'Doherty (0-8, 5f), O O'Doherty (1-0pen), G Bradley, C McKenna (1-1 each), B Rogers (0-3), M McGuigan, S McGuigan (0-1 each).
Middletown scorers: D Gaffney (0-4, 3f), N Curry (0-4f), S Toal (1-0), P McBride, R Gaffney, C Carville, R Gaffney (0-1 each).
Referee - C Cunning.
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