Crossmaglen champions of Armagh for the first time since 2015, while Coalisland gain Tyrone final revenge
IT WAS A busy day of club football in Ulster.
Crossmaglen ended a three-year wait without the Armagh SFC title with a 0-24 to 1-15 victory over Ballymacnab.
Blistering last quarter by @crossrangers coming from 3 behind to win by 6. Ballymacnab boys must be dizzy. Great game of realfootball pic.twitter.com/QVZz8ZvL6h
— Joe Brolly (@JoeBrolly1993) October 21, 2018
In the Tyrone final, Coalisland Na Fianna landed their 10th county title with a 2-11 to 1-7 win over Killyclogher.
Tiernan McCann bagged a first-half goal for Killyclogher but Coalisland hit the net through Paddy McNeice and Peter McGahan to gain revenge for their 2016 final defeat to the same opponents.
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Coalisland’s Niall Kerr is tackled by Martin Swift, Conall McCann, Emmett McFadden and Gary Wallace.
Source: Lorcan Doherty/INPHO
Gaoth Dobhair claimed their first Donegal title in 12 years with a deserved 12-point victory against Naomh Conaill. County player Odhrán Mac Niallais scored eight points in a majestic display from midfield for the victors.
Naomh Conaill hit the net late on through Ciaran Thompson but they ended up losing by 0-17 to 1-7.
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In an enjoyable Cavan decider, Castlerahan delivered the crown after suffering defeat in each of the last three finals.
This time around they enjoyed a 2-11 to 1-13 win against Crosserlough, coming back from six points behind with 15 minutes to go to win a high-quality clash.
Coleraine are the champions in Derry following their 1-12 to 0-12 victory over Lavey. It’s just the second time in the club’s history to lift the John McLaughlin Cup. Lavey fought back from a sizeable deficit with substitute Caileann O’Boyle scoring seven points, but it wasn’t quite enough.
Cargin prevailed in the Antrim final by defeat Creggan by 0-5 to 0-4.
Finally, in the Ulster club first round, Monaghan’s Scotstown advanced past Derrygonnelly of Fermanagh on a scoreline of 2-17 to 1-11.
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