Danske Bank Foresters’ Cup semi-final
Cross & Passion Ballycastle 2-12 St Killian’s 1-10
Cross & Passion College Ballycastle secured a place in the Foresters Cup final when they beat St Killian’s College, Garron Tower in Wednesday’s semi-final at Coleraine University. For three quarters of the game there was little between the two sides the Ballycastle school finished strongly as they hit eight points without replay to see off the St Killian’s challenge.
Playing with the advantage of a strong diagonal breeze St Killian’s led at half time but you felt their one point advantage (0-7 to 1-3) was not going to be enough, and so it proved.
With Cathair McCambridge picking off ealy points for St Killian’s they opened a two point lead before CPC corner forward
Cathair McCaughan raced in from the left wing and flicked a ball across the St Killian’s goal, which Matthew Donnelly batted down into the net. With Conlith McNaughton and McCambridge finding the target for St Killian’s they hit back to take a one point lead at the interval.
CPC’s left half forward Caolán Christie drilled a low shot to the net in the opening minute of the second half but St Killian’s hit back right away following a Cahir McCambridge point Donnacha Laverty hit the back of the CPC net to put St Killian’s back in front. However CPC were gaining the upper hand as the game advance and it took a good penalty save by goalkeeper Ben Duncan to deny McConville a goal. There was no let up for the Tower boys however and CPC picked off some very good point to seal the win.
CPC: M Donnelly and C Christie 1-0 each, L McConville 0-5, 4 frees, D McMahon and C McCaughan 0-3, 1 free each, C McAuley 0-1.
St Killian’s: D Laverty 1-0, C McCambridge 0-7, 5 frees, C McNaughton 0-2, C McGarrell 0-1.
Cross & Passion: Patrick Campbell, Conor McCann, Liam Smyth, JJ McGarry, Oran Baudant, Eunan Johnston, Oisin Donnelly, Darragh Kinney, Logan McConville, Damian McMahon, Charlie McAuley, Caolan Christie, Daire Elliott, Matthew Donnelly, Cathair McCaughan
Subs: Eoin Bailey for D Elliott (40), Odhrán Boyle for C Christie (59)
St Killian’s Ben Duncan, Jake Laffan, Paddy Morgan, Brian McNeill, Odhran Kerr, Dylan McNaughton, Cadhan Graham, Ronan Magee, Christopher Leech, Shane McQuillan, Connlaodth McNaughton, Charlie Black, Donncha Laverty, Cahir McCambridge, Connal óg Trainor
Sub: Cian McGarrell for C óg Trainor
Referee: Owen Elliott
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