Derry SFC quarter-finals: Ballinderry 2-8 Dungiven 1-8
GOALS from Gerard Cassidy and Conleth Gilligan proved decisive for Ballinderry in this keenly-contested game at Dean McGlinchey Park.
The goals came in the eighth and 10th minutes of the second half and put the winners 2-7 to 0-7 ahead.
Twice Dungiven had led by two points in the opening half; four times also the sides were level as Dungiven went in at half time 0-7 to 0-6 ahead.
A minute after Ballinderry’s double strike, Dungiven’s Geoffrey McGonigle hit back with a well-taken goal to narrow the gap to three points.
In the final 20 minutes each side scored just a point, Conlon denying McGonigle a goal with a point-blank save in the last minute.
Ballinderry: M Conlon, D Crozier, N McCusker, P Wilson, C McCusker, R McGuckin, O Bell, E Muldoon (0-3, 1 free) (capt), M Wilson, C Gilligan (1-0), S Donnelly, B McOscar, D Bateson, A McGuckin (0-1), G Cassidy (1-4, three frees)
Sub: J Bell for D Bateson.
Dungiven: E McCloskey, P Beatty, E McKeever, S Heavern, S McGonigle, K McKeever, B McGonigle, R McCloskey, E Lynch, C Grieve, J Brolly (0-1), P Murphy (0-1), G McGonigle (1-5, 5 frees), B Kelly, E Farren (0-1, free)
Subs: H Mullan for E Lynch, J McLaughlin for S McGonigle.
Ref: D Kearney (Glen).
Magherafelt 0-10 Loup 0-13
Rossas had the advantage of a slight breeze in the opening first-half and always had an edge but a crucial sending off totally turned the contest in Loup’s favour with them eventually running out 0-13 to 0-10 winners.
Barry Gillis at wing forward and Seamus Quinn at centre back were very impressive for Magherafelt.
Higgins (2) and Gillis (2) were on target as Magherafelt built a 0-7 to 0-4 interval lead.
At the mid point of the second half Gillis and Higgins had extended Rossa's lead to 0-10 to 0-4, but they had had their influential centre half forward Seamus Quinn dismissed in the eighth minute of the half and that proved a significant blow.
From the 20th minute onwards Loup took complete control and scored seven unanswered points for a deserved victory.
Loup: M Scullion, B Lavery, J McBride (0-2), R Dougan, T Rocks (0-1), M McCusker, R Martin, R Rocks (0-7), J O’Kane, J Rocks, K Ryan, M Coleman, E McQuillan (0-2), C Heggarty, F Martin.
Subs G Coleman (0-1) for C Heggarty; F Devlin for B Lavery.
Magherafelt: J Kelly, B Dillon, E Lennox, M Donnelly, C McGlone, J Coleman, C Cunningham (0-1), B Martin, P Bateson, S Doyle (0-1), S Quinn, B Gillis (0-3), N Dillon (0- 1), B Henry (0-1), C Higgins (0-3).
Sub: D McErlean for S Doyle.
Ref: Mickey Convery (Bellaghy)
Lavey 0-16 Glenullin 1-8
Glenullin trailed 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time and were still only a point behind when Rory Boylan converted his fourth free five minutes into the second half.
That however proved their last score in a low key game until sub Dominic McIlvar goaled in added time to put a better look on the score.
Lavey took complete control in the second half, Johnnie McGurk chalking up six points and Seamus Downey scoring three lovely points from play to finish 0-16 to 1-8 winners. The semi-final pairings are Bellaghy (holders) v Loup and Ballinderry v Lavey.
Lavey: M Hasson, P McVeigh, K McCloy, B Scullion, K McGurk, H Downey, G Boyle, G Doyle, O Collins (0-3), G Cushnahan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), P Scullion, C McGurk (0-1), S Downey (0-3), J McGurk (0-6).
Subs: B Ward for B Scullion; P Hearty for P Scullion; M McMullan for J McGurk.
Glenullin: S O’Kane, R Mullan, J Heaney, A Bradley, S Mullan, C Rafferty, M McNicholl, D McNicholl, D Boylan, B Mullan (0-2), R Boylan (0-3), E Boylan, B Rafferty, P Bradley (0-3), D Hasson.
Sub: D McIlvar (1-0) for R Mullan.
Ref: Aidan McAlynn (Loup).
