Full-time: Loughmacrory 0-19 Dungannon 1-8
Loughmacrory progress to a quarter-final meeting with Omagh after an impressive eight-point win over Dungannon at O’Neills Healy Park
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Recap as Loughmacrory topple Dungannon to set up Omagh quarter-final clash
The holders were reeled in last weekend by a stunning fightback from the Clarke’s in Pomeroy with the winners facing Omagh in the last eight
The curse of the defending champions remains in place, for now, after Dungannon staged a late comeback last Saturday to deny holders Loughmacrory a place in the quarter-finals.
The pair lock horns again this evening under the lights at O’Neills Healy Park.
Not since Carrickmore in 2005 has a defending champion gone back-to-back in the O’Neill county.
Errigal Ciaran, who were reigning Ulster club champions, fell to Trillick in the semi-finals last season while Trillick lost the county final to Loughmacrory, who gained their first senior title.
Marty Boyle’s men looked to have one foot in the quarter-finals at Pomeroy last weekend with Tyrone star Eoin McElholm bagging an early goal to put them in command.
Indeed, St Teresa’s were eight points clear coming into the final 10 minutes.
But nothing is ever certain in the cut-throat environment of knockout football as the Clarke’s hit four goals to keep their Championship ambitious alive with Matthew Quinn, Leo Hughes, Patrick McKearney and Dálaigh Jones all finding the net.
The winners will progress to a quarter-final meeting with an Omagh side needing to win the Championship to avoid relegation to the Intermediate ranks.
We’ll have all the latest team news ahead of throw-in at 7.30pm.
Loughmacrory 0-19 Dungannon 1-8
Patrick McKearney fires a shot over the crossbar in injury-time
Loughmacrory 0-19 Dungannon 1-7
Paul Donaghy converts a free after a foul on Ciaran Barker
Loughmacrory 0-19 Dungannon 1-6
Oisin O’Kane converts a two-point free for Loughmacrory
Loughmacrory 0-17 Dungannon 1-6
Patrick Quinn clips over his first point since coming on
Loughmacrory 0-17 Dungannon 1-5
Paul Donaghy converts a two-point free for Dungannon after 52 minutes as the rain lashes down at Healy Park
Loughmacrory 0-17 Dungannon 1-3
Cathal Donaghy and Gareth Donaghy sets up Eoin McElholm for a point before Gareth Donaghy gets his fifth point
Loughmacrory 0-15 Dungannon 1-3
Oisin O’Kane converts the 45 for the holders
Goal chance! Loughmacrory 0-14 Dungannon 1-3
Ruairi McCullagh goes for his second two-point free and it is flicked on by Cathaoir Gallagher, but Molloy makes another great save at the expense of a 45
Save!
Shane Dodds puts Eoin McElholm through, but the Tyrone ace is denied by a fine stop by Patrick Molloy!
Loughmacrory 0-14 Dungannon 1-3
Paul Donaghy finally gets his first point from play midway through the second half
Loughmacrory 0-14 Dungannon 1-2
Patrick McKearney is fouled and Paul Donaghy crashes the free off the post! The Clarke’s needed that
Loughmacrory 0-14 Dungannon 1-2
Eoin McElholm puts Dara Curran through on goal, but the corner back opts to take his point
Loughmacrory 0-13 Dungannon 1-2
Ronan Fox drops a shot short and McCullagh fires over
Save!
Oisin O’Kane makes a smart save to deny Matthew Quinn and Loughmacrory clear the danger
Loughmacrory 0-12 Dungannon 1-2
Ruairi McCullagh opens his account for the second half after Paul Donaghy misses a two-point free at the other end
We’re back under way
There are no changes on either team for the second half
Half-time: Loughmacrory 0-11 Dungannon 1-2
Both teams clash again as they make their way off for half-time. Loughmacrory lead by six at the break
Loughmacrory 0-11 Dungannon 1-2
Cathal Donaghy is fouled by Patrick McKearney. Ruairi McCullagh goes for the two-pointer, but it drifts wide
Loughmacrory 0-11 Dungannon 1-2
Cathal Donaghy kicks his fourth point on the cusp of half-time after four missed chances from the defending champions
Loughmacrory 0-10 Dungannon 1-2
Dalaigh Jones plays a great ball over the top to Matthew Quinn, who gets the shot away and it is saved by Oisin O’Kane. Quinn gets a second attempt and converts the mark
Loughmacrory 0-10 Dungannon 1-1
Eoin McElholm is fouled and the free is brought forward for dissent. Ruairi McCullagh opts to bring it outside the arc and go for the two. His kick is good.
Black card
Ciaran Barker is shown a black card for a third-man tackle on Cathal Donaghy
Loughmacrory 0-8 Dungannon 1-1
James Morgan is fouled inside the arc and Paul Donaghy kicks Dungannon’s first point
Loughmacrory 0-8 Dungannon 1-0
Ruairi McCullagh makes no mistake with his effort as he kicks Loughmacrory into a five-point lead with 19 minutes played
Loughmacrory 0-7 Dungannon 1-0
An effort from Ruairi McCullagh drops short and it comes back out to Gareth Donaghy, who pops over from close range
Loughmacrory 0-6 Dungannon 1-0
Eoin McElholm kicks his first of the game as the holders restore their three-point lead within four minutes of Dungannon scoring their goal
Loughmacrory 0-5 Dungannon 1-0
Cathal Donaghy fires over his third point of the game
Loughmacrory 0-4 Dungannon 1-0
Cathal Donaghy’s second point puts Loughmacrory back ahead
Goal! Loughmacrory 0-3 Dungannon 1-0
Dungannon’s first score of the game after 10 minutes is a goal as Leo Hughes sees his effort just about get over the line after an attempted block from Oisin O’Kane
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