Eight players were on the score-sheet for Ballinderry Shamrocks as they captured their tenth Derry SFC title thanks to a slender 0-10 to 0-8 win over Slaughtneil at Celtic Park. Despite a strong second half display by Ballinderry, it was Slaughtneil who made the better start and led by 0-6 to 0-5 at the interval, thanks to four points from the boot of top-scorer Paul Bradley; with scores from Kevin McGuckin and Conleth Gilligan keeping Ballinderry in touch. Indeed, the eventual winners trailed by three points at one stage in the first half before their late scores narrowed the half time deficit. Ballinderry dug deep in the second half with scores from Gilligan and Colin Devlin propelling them in front on the restart. Slaughtneil equalised midway through the second half, but Ballinderry finished strongly with scores from defender Michael Bell and a second Devlin free ensuring a two-point victory. Ballinderry - M Conlan; D Bell, N McCusker, K McGuckin 0-1; M Bell 0-1, C Nevin, M McIver; J Conway 0-1, E Muldoon; K M McGuckin, D Conway, M Harney 0-1; J Bateson 0-1, C Gilligan 0-2, R Wilkinson 0-1. Subs - C Devlin 0-2 for K M McGuckin, B McGuckin for Bateson, D Bateson for Bell. Slaughtneil - A McMullan; J McMullan, M Kelly, Francis McEldowney; P Kelly, B McGuigan, C Cassidy; Patsy Bradley 0-1, S Kelly; C McKaigue, Fergal McEldowney, N Convery; J Kelly 0-2, E McKaigue, Paul Bradley 0-5. Subs - C McKenna for Convery, M McEldowney for McMullan. Ref - B Toland Tweet

Most Read Stories