Donaghmore forced to go extra mile in first round

The aggressive nature of the Tyrone Senior Soccer championship was evident once more at O’Neills Healy Park final night time as Donaghmore required extra-time to see off the problem of Greencastle, 0-16 to 0-12, within the opening spherical.

Greencastle led 0-7 to 0-5 on the interval they usually had been full worth for that benefit.

Sean Warnock and Cormac McCann exchanged early high quality factors earlier than Greencastle moved two clear due to a brace of frees from Mark Carson.

Ryan Cush and Tiarnan Drayne helped convey Donaghmore stage however Greencastle had been trying the higher aspect.

And the underdogs moved two in entrance as soon as once more with an outstanding effort from midfielder Warnock in addition to a mark from John McCullagh.

Former Tyrone participant Niall McKenna then closed the hole when he break up the posts from distance earlier than the spectacular McCullagh and Carson made it a three-point sport.

It was Donaghmore although who had the ultimate say of the half from a Conor Cush mark.

Twice within the opening levels of the second-half Greencastle moved three clear with efforts from McCullagh and Carson however by the top of the third quarter it was stage after a brace of McCann frees and a very good effort from Ryan Cush.

A Cahir McCullagh free edged Greencastle in entrance however Conor Cush compelled extra-time with a free with the final kick of the sport because it ended 0-10 every.

A Carson free opened the scoring in extra-time however after Donaghmore had been the higher workforce. Shea Hamill, Conor Cush and McCann all registered as they circled main 0-13 to 0-11.

McCullagh diminished the deficit however crucially Greencastle hit three wides and Donaghmore punished them to the complete.

Ronan Donnelly, Tom Grimes and Conor Cush all weighed in with factors as Donaghmore arrange a quarter-final date with Clonoe or Moortown.


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