ULSTER SHC FINAL Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-18 Ballycran St Joseph's 0-8:IT TOOK Loughgiel Shamrocks until the second half to get to grips with Ballycran, having led by only 0-8 to 0-5 at the interval in dreadful conditions.
It was a different Loughgiel in the second half and by the end of the third quarter the winners had stormed into a 1-13 to 0-6 lead.
The scoring spree began with a rasping goal two minutes after the restart as Eddie McCloskey fired home. Brendan McCarry slammed the door shut with his side’s second goal on 57 minutes.
LOUGHGIEL: D Quinn; P Gillen, N McGarry, R McCloskey; James Campbell (0-2), M Scullion, Johnny Campbell; B McAuley (0-3), M McFadden (0-1); S Casey, Declan Laverty (0-3), E McCloskey (1-2, one free); M McCarry (1-1), J Scullion (0-2), D McCloskey (0-3, three frees). Subs: B McFadden for J Scullion, Damian Laverty (0-1) for D McCloskey (both 53 mins), D McPeake for M McFadden (55), T McCloskey for Gillen (55), L Watson for McCarry (58).
BALLYCRAN: S Keith; M Hughes, S Ennis, P Brennan; A Bell, M Ennis, P Hughes; C Flynn, C Woods; C Dorrian, P Flynn, S Nicholson (0-3, two frees); J Coyle (0-2), S Wilson (0-2, one 65), A Clarke (0-1). Subs: P Keith for Dorrian (h-t), C McManus for A Clarke (40 mins), J Power for P Flynn (44 mins), E Gilmore for Coyle (49 mins), N Torney for C Flynn (52 mins).
Referee: E Hasson(Derry).
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