Dunloy and Cushendall we’ll meet in the final of the McAuley Cup tomorrow in Armoy with a throw-in time of 2 pm.
In their respective semi-finals Cushendall qualified by beating Loughgiel two weeks ago, while Dunloy got the better of Ballycastle last weekend
With county commitments at both under 20 and senior level, both teams are short a lot of regulars, but it’s still a competitive game and with the league starting next weekend, both sides are keen to see what personnel are available, considering that they’ll be playing most of the league without their county stars.
Last weekend, Dunloy had a mixture of experienced and young players on show. In Ryan Elliott, Ryan McGarry, Aodhan McGarry, Nigel Elliott, Nicky McKeague and Paul Shiels, the Cuchullains have players with vast experience at both club and county level.
Cushendall are in a similar position with more than half their team involved with the Under 20 and senior county squads the team that beat Loughgiel still looks strong with old hands like Conor McAlister, Martin Burke and Sean McAfee providing the experience alongside the younger team member. Neill McManus did not start the last day against the Shamrocks but was introduced at half time and the Ruairis will be hoping he is available tomorrow.
Games between these two at both senior and senior reserve level are always competitive, and there is no reason why tomorrow won’t be very similar, so get yourself along to Armoy for 2:00 and support the Glen Rovers club.
Dunloy Starting line-up v Ballycastle in the semi-final
| Number | Name |
| 1 | Ryan Elliott |
| 2 | Sean Óg Blaney |
| 3 | Ciaran Mc Quillan |
| 4 | Oran Quinn |
| 5 | Eamon Smyth |
| 6 | Ryan McGarry |
| 7 | Barry Scott |
| 8 | Jack Martin |
| 9 | Aodhan McGarry |
| 10 | Nigel Elliott |
| 11 | Nicky Mc Keague |
| 12 | Aiden Richmond |
| 13 | Ciaran Elliott |
| 14 | Paul Shiels |
| 15 | Barry McCloskey |
Cushendall Starting line up in their semi-final v Loughgiel
| Number | Name |
| 1 | Conor McAlister |
| 2 | Aodhán Campbell |
| 3 | Liam Gillan |
| 4 | Martin Burke |
| 5 | Austin Birt |
| 6 | Stephen Walsh |
| 7 | Alex McCambridge |
| 8 | Padraig McKillop |
| 9 | Darach Bradley |
| 10 | Edward McQuillan |
| 11 | Joseph McNaughton |
| 12 | Fergus Mc Cambridge |
| 13 | Nicholas McLaughlin |
| 14 | Sean McAfee |
| 15 | Oisín Woodhouse |