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Killyclogher Pip Dromore In Penalty Shootout
Saturday 03.10.2020
Killyclogher have seen it from both perspectives this year as far as penalty shoot outs are concerned. The blues lost out against Trillick in the championship quarter final penalty shootout but defeated Dromore on penalties at Healy Park in the Division One league final on Saturday evening.
The new league champions hit the ground running and opened up an early 2-1 to 0-1 lead with Conal Mc Cann accounting for all three of his team’s opening scores. Dromore recovered their composure and with Eoin Mc Cusker showing well they began to narrow the gap. Mc Cann added two further points while Mark Hayes chipped in with a fine score for Killyclogher. Cahir Goodwin, Ryan Mc Cusker and Eoin Mc Cusker each scored to leave the half time score 2-4 to 0-5 at the break.
Dromore were much improved after the restart. They enjoyed greater possession and created numerous chances but after Mc Cusker and Hayes swapped scores Mark Bradley pointed to extend the Killyclogher lead.
The momentum was very much with Dromore and a brace of Emmett Mc Nabb scores and a Sean Mc Nabb point reduced the gap to three as Dromore made their chances tell. Tiernan Mc Cann pointed to ease the pressure on Killyclogher stretching their lead to four again but Dromore were beginning to get on top. Bradley and Mc Cusker swapped points again with eleven minutes remaining but that would prove to be Killyclogher’s last score of normal time as points from Eoin Mc Cusker (2), Emmett Mc Nabb and a last minute kick from Peter Teague tied the scores and took the game to extra time.
Dromore were now on top now and wind assisted they bossed possession and eased into a four point lead at half time in extra time with Sean O’Neill, Ciaran Mc Coy, Ronan Mc Nabb and Ryan Mc Cusker all on target.
Killyclogher now had a mountain to climb but a couple of early scores from Simon O’Neill and Mark Bradley gave them hope. Ronan Mc Nabb then sent over a fine score to put Dromore three ahead with time running out. However Killyclogher, with Tiernan Mc Cann outstanding clipped over three late points to take the game to penalties. The equalising score came from the boot of Simon O’Neill who hit three points in the second period of extra time.
Unfortunately for Dromore they came up short in the shootout and Killyclogher claimed their third league title.
Final score : Killyclogher 2-13, Dromore 0-19 . Killyclogher win 3-2 on penalties.
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