Glenswilly 1-8 Cavan Gaels 0-10:CAVANS LONG wait for a first Ulster club football title continues after Michael Murphy's injury-time penalty sealed the deal for Glenswilly at Kingspan/Breffni Park. The winners' go-to guy snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after midfielder Neil Gallagher was upended in the square.
Wind-aided, Cavan started well and a brace from Micheal Lyng helped ease the hosts into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead after five minutes.
The Gaels extended that advatage to lead 0-6 to 0-3 after Seán Johnston’s finely-judged free sailed over the bar in the 23rd minute.
Glenswilly then relocated Michael Murphy onto the 40 to some effect and points by Darren McGinley and Gary McFadden helped draw the visitors level, 0-6 to 0-6, at half-time.
The Gaels worked overtime to get back in front but they spurned two good goal chances and were made to pay for those misses despite going 0-10 to 0-8 in front after 56 minutes when impressive substitute Conor McClarey pointed. But just when the Gaels were eyeing up victory, Murphy hit the jackpot with a textbook spot-kick.
GLENSWILLY: P O’Donnell; R McDaid, E Ward, R Crawford; J Gibbons, J P McDaid, B McDaid; L Kelly, N Gallagher; K McFadden (0-1), C Bonner (0-1), C Kelly; D McGinley (0-1), G McFadden (0-2, one free), M Murphy (1-3, one pen, three frees). Subs: B Farrelly for C Kelly (43 mins), M McGinley for K McFadden (56 mins), B Molloy for S Reilly (58 mins).
CAVAN GAELS: E Elliott; D Rabbitt (0-1), C Collins, M Leddy; D Sexton, E Reilly, R Maloney-Derham; E King, D Reilly (0-1); M Dunne, M Lyng (0-2), N Murray (0-1); S Reilly, K Meehan (0-1), S Johnston (0-2, two frees). Subs: C McClarey (0-2) for M Dunne (38 mins), N Smith for E King (46 mins), N Gurhy for M Leddy (53 mins).
Referee: C Brannagan (Down).
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