Kildress Through to Intermediate Final

Sunday 02.10.2011

Final Score – Loughmacrory 0-7 Kildress 0-9

Kildress are through to meet Galbally in this years Tyrone Intermediate Championship final.  The second half performance will be ringing in their ears at training over the next two weeks.

63 min – Fran Loughran has surely put Kildress through.  It took nearly 33 minutes in the second half for Kildress to register a score.

61 min – Ronan Ward thumps over a brilliant point to leave a single point between them.

59 min – Loughmacrory’s Benny Ward reduces the lead to two.  Loughmacrory really pushing hard now.  Can Kildress hold on?

58 min – Shane Kelly receives a red card after picking up a second yellow.  Kildress still haven’t scored in the second half.  Loughmacrory 0-5 Kildress 0-8

53 min – Loughmacrory down to 13 men.  Two yellow cards for Pearse Gallagher and Niall Donaghy receives a straight red card apparently for kicking.

48 min – Brilliant save from Donall Ward in the Loughmacrory goal.  The game was up for Loughmacrory had Conor McAleer’s shot gone in.  A quick free from Frank McGurk put McAleer through but Ward’s excellent one handed save keeps the game alive.

45 min – Loughmacrory 0-5 Kildress 0-8.  Still no score from Kildress since the second half started.

The game has entered a bit of a lull.  Plenty of effort from both sides but no scores to show for it.

35 min – Enda Ward again for Loughmacrory.  This time from play about 40 metres from goal.  The gap is down to thee.

33 min – Enda Ward slots a free for Loughmacrory to reduce the deficit to four.  Good start for them. Loughmacrory 0-4 Kildress 0-8

Second half up and running as Cathal O’Hagan blows the whistle.

Half time Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-8. Frank McGurk adds another score before the break.   Kildress finish a very impressive first half five points ahead.  All to do for Loughmacrory.

27 min – McAleer steers Kildress four clear with another point from play.  Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-7

25 min – County minor Conor McAleer makes it 0-6 to 0-3 in favour of the Wolf Tonnes

23 min – Kelly on target again as Kildress start to take control of the game.  Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-5

Damien Kelly puts Kildress ahead with a point from play.  Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-4

18 min – Frank McGurk levels again with a neat right footed point after cutting in from the left.  Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-2

12 min – Enda Ward converts his second free.  Loughmacrory 0-3 Kildress 0-2

11 min – Michael Crawley levels the game for a second time.

9 min – Enda Ward kicks a free to put Loughmacrory 2-1 up.

5 min – Des Treacy free puts the side level.  The free was moved in for some indiscipline in the Loughmacrory defence and Treacy did the rest.

3 min – John Gallagher point for Loughmacrory but it could have been much more.  Paul Donnelly’s shot was well saved by Mark Treacy in the Kildress goal before Gallagher picked up the loose ends and slotted over.

Loughmacrory – D Ward, A Kelly, D McAleer, N Kelly, P Gallagher, C Fullen, G McAleer, B McCrystal, N Donaghy, E Ward, D Fox, P Donnelly, R Ward, S Donaghy

Kildress – M Treacy, N Quinn D McNally, P McKenna, M Crawley, F Loughran, P Hagan, A O’Connor, P McGurk, C McAleer, D Kelly, D Treacy, M Heagney, F McGurk, S Kelly

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