MONAGHAN SFC FINAL REPLAY Clontibret 1-11 Magheracloone 0-12:A MISSED penalty in injury-time allowed Clontibret to claim the Monaghan football title in Inniskeen yesterday.
Had Tomas Freeman converted the penalty some two and a half minutes into stoppage time in this replayed decider, it would have catapulted Magheracloone to victory in a game in which they were never in the lead and one where they only produced their best form in a blistering 10-minute spell midway through the second-half.
CLONTIBRET: P McElroy; C Duffy, C Greenan, M Corey; D Mooney, JP Mone, C Boyle; P McGuigan, E Greenan; A Rooney, C McManus (0-9, seven frees), D Mone; F Mone, V Corey (1-1), R Gorman (0-1). Subs: B Magennis for A Rooney (57 mins), D savage for C Boyle (60).
MAGHERACLOONE: P Doogan, N Babbington, J Ward, M Jones, P Tuite, P Ward, P Farnan, F Doogan, G Doogan, F Kindlon 0-1, P Jones, Damien Freeman (0-2), J Hand, T Freeman (0-6, frees), P Finnegan (0-2). Subs: N Tuite for N Babbington, (13 mins), David Freeman (0-1)for J Hand (17), G Finnegan for P Jones (56).
Referee: D McQuillan(C'Blayney).
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