Swanlinbar (Cavan) 0-16
Drumaness (Down) 0-7

Cavan champions Swanlinbar put forth a sublime attacking display to book their place into this year's Ulster club Junior Football Championship final at the expense of Drumaness of Down yesterday afternoon in Omagh.

The winners were in control from start to finish in this last four clash, as all six of their starting forwards registered scores from play in the opening 23 minutes with two of those coming as absolute gems from county U21 star Gearoid McKiernan.

Neil McAleenan got Drumaness off the mark with a free and a superb Donal Kennedy point revived hopes somewhat, nonetheless the Mourne men still trailed at the break by 0-9 to 0-4.

Three points in the opening seven minutes from the lethal combo of Mark Cunningham and Robbie Prior ushered the west Cavan men into an eight-point lead, before Drumaness grabbed two badly needed points through Kennedy as they bidded to mount an unlikely comeback.

However, when midfielder Malachy Noade picked up a second yellow card that became even more unrealistic and it was Swad that dominated the final quarter with veteran forward Prior sending over the last point in injury-time to seal their place in the final against Monaghan champions Corduff on November 28.

Swanlinbar - G Leydon; T O'Brien, M Cunningham, P Prior; D Leydon, A McGoldrick, P Leydon; M Curran, J Cunningham; C Curran (0-2), P McGovern (0-1), Gearoid McKiernan (0-3); M Cunningham (0-5, 1f), K Brennan (0-1), R Prior (0-4, 2f). Sub: R McBarron for Brennan.

Drumaness - G O'Hare; P Rice, C Deegan, Mark Rainey; B McGivern, N McAleenan (0-1,1f), S Rice; Michael Rainey, M Noade; D McAleenan, N Stranney, P Bell; D Murdock (0-2, 2f), D Kennedy (0-3), B McIlmurray (0-1). Subs: R Noade for McGivern, N Jones for P Rice, R Connolly for D McAleenan, W Megoran for Murdock, M McVeigh for P Bell.

Ref: E McDonnell (Tyrone) Tweet

Most Read Stories