Dunloy not troubled by Derry side

Dunloy (Antrim) cruised to an easy win over Slaughtneil (Derry) at Casement Park yesterday.

Dunloy (Antrim) cruised to an easy win over Slaughtneil (Derry) at Casement Park yesterday.

Two superb goals in the second quarter helped Dunloy to a 2-7 to 0-3 half-time lead. The first came in the 20th minute when Seamus McMullan first-timed a dropping ball to the net and the second was a rocket from Paddy Richmond on the half-hour.

DUNLOY: S Elliott; S McIlhatton, D McMullan, F McMullan; P McMullan, Gary O'Kane, S Mullan; C Cun- ning (0-2), C McGuckian (0-2); Greg O'Kane (0-4), S McMullan (1-3), L Richmond (1-1), C McGrath (1-0), P Richmond (1-0), E McKee (0-1). Subs: N Elliott for McGuckian (53 mins), J Elliott (0-1) for McGrath (58 mins), M Molloy for P McMullan (58 mins), M McClements for L Richmond (62 mins).

SLAUGHTNEIL: E McGuigan; Francis McEldowney, B McEldowney, D Kearney; P McEldowney, C McEldowney, P Kelly; F Burke, D Cassidy (0-1); Fergal McEldowney (0-1), P McKeague, D Doherty (0-5); A Quigg (0-1), M Cassidy, D McMullan. Subs: J Kelly (0-1) for Quigg (40 mins), M Kearney for McKeague (40 mins).

Referee: G Devlin (Armagh).

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