St Galls 1-11 Carrickmore 0-8: Antrim champions St Gall's brushed aside the absence of their captain and centre-back Seán Kelly to surprise Tyrone champions Carrickmore in yesterday's quarter-final at Casement Park. Karl Stewart rifled over a point after just 30 seconds and then hit a goal after four minutes. That goal proved the launching pad for St Gall's deserved success.
A couple of pointed frees by Seán Burns left the city side 1-3 to 0-3 ahead after 16 minutes but they didn't score again until after the interval. Carrickmore managed just two more points - from Pearse Cunningham and Peter Loughran - to leave the half-time tally at St Gall's 1-3, Carrickmore 0-5.
Andrew McLean fired over a point for the winners and even though Conor Gormley wiped out that score it was St Gall's who slipped into gear.
ST GALL'S: P Murray; S Kennedy, A McLean (0-1), C Brady; G McGirr, C Crossan, A Healey; M McCrory, A Gallagher; P Gribben, S Burns (0-3, 0-2 frees), T O'Neill (0-2); K Stewart (1-3, 0-2 frees), K Niblock, Kevin McGourty (0-2). Subs: C Gallagher for Crossan (19 mins), Kieran McGourty for C Gallagher (43 mins), C Smyth for Kennedy (47 mins), G McCarron for Niblock 58 mins). G McCullough for McCrory (61 mins).
CARRICKMORE: P McCallan; P Cunningham (0-1), P Daly, K Gormley; C McAleer, R McGarrity, P Hughes; D McElroy, C Gormley (0-2); M Donnelly, Conor McAleer, P Loughran (0-2); F Magill (0-1, free), G McCallan (0-1), K McNally. Subs: M Gallagher (0-1) for McNally (22 mins), B Gormley for Magill (37 mins), C Fox for Hughes (44 mins), R McNally for Conor McAleer (50 mins).
Referee: J McKee (Armagh).
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