GAA: MacRory glory again for Maghera

Three goals in the opening quarter helped send St.Pat's Maghera to a comfortable ten point (5-7 to 1-9) success over St.Paul's Bessbrook in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup final in Armagh on St.Patrick's Day.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Mar 2016, 17:19 BST
Updated 17th Mar 2016, 17:22 BST
Press Eye - Northern Ireland -17th March 2016 Photograph: Stephen Hamilton /Presseye Danske Bank MacRory Cup final between St Patrick's, Maghera and St Paulâ¬"s, Bessbrook at the Athletic grounds in Armagh. St Patricks Shane McGuigan in action with St Pauls Declan LoyePress Eye - Northern Ireland -17th March 2016 Photograph: Stephen Hamilton /Presseye Danske Bank MacRory Cup final between St Patrick's, Maghera and St Paulâ¬"s, Bessbrook at the Athletic grounds in Armagh. St Patricks Shane McGuigan in action with St Pauls Declan Loye
Press Eye - Northern Ireland -17th March 2016 Photograph: Stephen Hamilton /Presseye Danske Bank MacRory Cup final between St Patrick's, Maghera and St Paulâ¬"s, Bessbrook at the Athletic grounds in Armagh. St Patricks Shane McGuigan in action with St Pauls Declan Loye

The raging hot favourites found the net after only three minutes through Shane McGuigan and when the full forward repeated the dose you got the feeling that the result was inevitable.

Francis Kearney then fired in goal number three and, while St.Paul’s replied with points from Jarlath Og Burns, Damian O’Hagan and Shea Loye, another major from Paddy Quigg left it 4-4 to 0-5 at halftime.

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Liam Kerr and Loye closed the gap on the restart before the latter blasted in a well taken 46th minute goal. McGuigan and Oisin McWilliams had Maghera points but Bessbrook kept in touch through Kerr and Loye.

With ten minutes to go Ryan McSherry was denied a goal by a brilliant Sean Cassidy save at a time when six points separated the sides. Maghera closed the game out in style with an injury time penalty from Conall Darragh.

St.Pat’s Maghera: S Cassidy; O McKeever, P Turner, K Feeney; P McCormack, S Downey, C McAllister; C Glass, J Doherty; P Kearney, P Quigg (1-0), O McWilliams (0-2); C Darragh (1-0, pen), S McGuigan (2-4), F Kearney (1-1). Subs: T Walsh for McKeever, D McPeake for Quigg, M Mullan for McWilliams, C Mulholland for McAllister, F Higgins for P Kearney

St.Paul’s Bessbrook: M Murphy; C Magennis, D Loye, C McDonnell; E McCabe, R Gaskin, C Clarke; J Og Burns (0-1), D O’Hagan (0-1); R Keenan, N Magennis (0-1), A Boyle; L Kerr (0-3, 2f), S Loye (1-3, 1f), R McSherry. Subs: S Finnegan for Keenan, J Durnin for O’Hagan, R Hughes for N Magennis

Referee: M McNally, Monaghan

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