Conor McGurk Cup
Antrim U20s 1-16 Armagh 0-11
Antrim’s U20s got off to a great start in the Conor McGurk Memorial Cup when they beat Armagh seniors in far from ideal conditions at Dunsilly on Friday afternoon.
The young Saffrons got off to a good start and with four points in first four minutes through Thomas McLauglin, Nial McLean, Charlie McAuley and Jack Martin before Aaron Cullinane and Jack Loughran cut the deficit in half by the tenth minute.
Antrim hit back with the only goal of the game, fired home from close range by Callum McIlwaine, after good approach work by Charlie McAuley and though Dylan McKenna came back with a point for the visitors, Fiontan Bradley hit back for Antrim with a neat finish to keep the gap at six. Three in a row from the Orchard county through Loughran and Carbine (2) cut the gap back to three but a point from Callum McIlwaine and two inside a minute by Thomas McLaughlin saw go in at the break with a 1-09 to 0-06 advantage.
Reece Cunning who had a fine game at corner back for Antrim
A heavy shower of sleet just before the break seemed the settle the breeze, which had all but gone when the sides resumed and the home team increased the lead to seven with an early point from centre forward Charlie McAuley. It was out to eight when Jack Martin and Callum McIlwaine replied to one from Caionn Hughes for Armagh. They never really looked to be under threat after that and though the visitors hit a couple of quick points, three inside two minutes, two of them from McIlwaine and one from McAuley kept them in control. Two points from Armagh substitutes Rice and Richmond closed the gap to seven two long range efforts from the Saffrons, the second one a monster strike from full-back and team captain Liam Glackin put the seal on a fine victory which sets up meeting with Ulster University at Jordanstown on Wednesday evening.
Callagh Mooney who starred in the Antrim half back line
ANTRIM
Sean Og McLaren, Ronan Donnelly, Liam Glackin, Reece Cunning, Callagh Mooney, Ben O’Kane, Roan McGarry, Callum McIlwaine, Jack Martin, Oisin McCamphill, Charlie McAuley, Niall McLean, Fiontan Bradley, Thomas Laughlin, Oisin Woodhouse.
Subs used – Colla Ward, Canice McIntosh and Jay McAlonan
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