Shoe City Senior Football League Final
Ballybay 2-9 Carrickmacross 1-9
Ballybay won their third SFL title in four years when they edged out Carrickmacross in the final at Páirc Grattan, Inniskeen. Goals by Christopher McGuinness and Colm Lennon put Ballybay firmly in the driving seat, but despite racking up 11 wides and missing a few goal chances, Carrick kept plugging away. Donnach Swinburne came off the bench to find the net and help the Emmets close within one score of the long-time leaders, but Ballybay held on to regain the Owen Ward Cup.
Ballybay: B McCabe; C Lennon (1-0), R Wylie, B Wylie; E McKearney, M Hannon, T McSkean; D Wylie, C Galligan; D Ward (0-2), S McGuinness (0-2), A Toner; C McGuinness (1-1), P Finlay (0-3, 1f), T Kerr (0-1).
Subs: T O’Neill for Toner (37 mins), S McQuillan (Capt.) for S McGuinness (55).
Carrickmacross: M McNally; K McMenamin, J Conlon (Capt.), C Cromwell; C Martin (0-2), C Duffy, G McEnaney; N Loughman, P O’Hanlon; A Lynch (0-1), S Gollogly (0-1, ’45), D Eakin; Conor McEnaney; S O’Hanlon (0-2), S Downey (0-3, 2f).
Subs: D Swinburne (1-0) for C McEnaney (37), S Matthews for Eakin (53).
Referee: D Connolly (Scotstown).
Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League Final
Donaghmoyne 3-7 Monaghan Harps 1-4
Donaghmoyne secured their place in the senior ranks for 2020 when they ran out convincing winners in last Sunday’s IFL Final against Monaghan Harps in Drumhowan. Donaghmoyne led from start to finish as they put defeats in this fixture last year and in this year’s IFC decider behind them to claim the Vincent McAviney Cup for the first time since 2014. David Garland, James McCaghey and Niall Keenan got the goals that led Donaghmoyne to the title, while Neil McAdam netted a late consolation for a wasteful Harps side.
Donaghmoyne: S Garland; F Keenan, S Cunningham, S Martin; S Finnegan, C Coleman, M Murnaghan; N Keenan (1-1), F Markey; J McCaghey (1-1), J Kelly, D McElroy; D Garland (Capt., 1-3, 1-0 pen, 0-2f), S Markey, R McDonald.
Subs: C O’Connor (0-1) for S Markey (black card, 34 mins), C Finnegan for Kelly (49), A Courtney (0-1), T Finnegan, G McDonald for S Garland (black card, 59).
Monaghan Harps: G White; T Croarkin, N Scott, K Loughran; B Óg Ó Dufaigh, C Galligan, D Fanning; S Driver, A Óg McAnespie (Capt.); É Morahan (0-1f), N McAdam (1-0), S McMahon (0-3); C McCrystal, S Smyth, L Power.
Subs: O Fagan for Power (37), C Duffy for Croarkin (42), N O’Donoghue for McCrystal, D McKenna for Morahan (both 54), N Greenan for Fanning (57).
Referee: R Malone (Castleblayney).
Eurotech Junior Football League Final
Éire Óg 1-14 Clones 1-11
Éire Óg won the JFL for the first time since 2007 when they won a well-contested final against Clones at Gavan Duffy Park, Monaghan.
Michael Tierney led seven Éire Óg scorers with 0-6, while Christopher McGorman got their goal and Conor Leonard impressed throughout at midfield. Darren Freeman kicked seven points for Clones, but they fell short at this stage for the second year in a row, with injury restricting Fintan Kelly to a late cameo off the bench. The Smithborough side lost three times to their near-neighbours during 2019, but this win secured a long-awaited return to the intermediate grade.
Éire Óg: J Morrow (0-1f); S Kerr (Capt.), D McCluskey, D McMahon; A McMahon (0-1), J Leonard (0-1), C Carlisle; R Cassidy (0-2f), C Leonard (0-3); C McAree, P Monaghan, F McMahon; F Sheridan, C McGorman (1-0), M Tierney (0-6, 4f).
Subs: Cian Toal for Sheridan (H-T), Tommy Monaghan
Clones: C Cadden; P Shiels, E Audley, D McDermott; L Reihill, C Dowd, P Connolly; J Mealiff, E McEntee; D Holland (0-1), C Connolly (0-1), S Quigley; A Alford (0-2f), F Beggan (1-0), D Freeman (0-7, 5f).
Subs: B Daly for Reihill (19), R Rooney for P Connolly (37), D Connolly for Quigley (43), C O’Connor for McEntee (48), F Kelly for McDermott (52), R Kearns for Holland (58).
Referee: H McKenna (Monaghan Harps).
By cshalvey Sun 10th Nov
