Danske Bank MacRory Cup quarter-final
Omagh CBS 1-14 Our Lady’s, Castleblaney 3-7
HOLDERS Omagh CBS survived a big scare at O’Neills Healy Park on Friday night as they withstood a brilliant comeback from Our Lady’s, Castleblayney to set up a Danske Bank MacRory Cup semi-final date with St Mary’s, Magherafelt.
The Tyrone lads dominated proceedings in the first half on their way to a 1-7 to 0-3 interval advantage and going into the final quarter they had increased their lead to eight points. That’s when the Monaghan lads really made a game of it, with Max McGinnity to the fore with two goals, leaving the holders on tenterhooks.
Oisin Teague, Ruairi McCullagh and Liam Og Mossey had early Omagh points before a 10th-minute shot from McCullagh deceived keeper Jamie Mooney to sail all the way to the net. Bobby McCaul and McGinnity had Castleblaney points, with Eoin Donaghy and McCullagh responding for Omagh.
McCullagh hit a trio of points on the restart, with Paudie Dillion getting a brace, Castleblayney replying with a McCaul major.
Omagh still looked the better side and with the scoreboard reading 1-12 to 1-4 at the three-quarter mark they appeared to be in the comfort zone.
That’s when Castleblayney went for broke as they threw off the shackles to play direct football to find a way back into contention. McGinnity scored from a free as well as from play before substitute Lorcan Mone found the net in the 52nd minute to make it game on again.
Charlie Donnelly hit a much-needed point for Omagh but they were rocked in the final minute of normal time when McGinnity goaled.
Only the minimum now separated the sides and that is the way it stayed after respective sharp-shooters McCullagh and McGinnity had exchanged injury-time points.
Omagh scorers R McCullagh 1-6, P Dillon 0-3, O Teague 0-1, L Og Mossey 0-1, J Law 0-1, E Donaghy 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1
Castleblayney scorers M McGinnity 1-5, B McCaul 1-2, L Mone 1-0
