Omagh finally take final berth

Ulster Colleges' SF semi-final replay: Omagh BDS 0-15 St Patrick's Armagh 0-10 It took almost 26 minutes of extra-time and injury…

Ulster Colleges' SF semi-final replay: Omagh BDS 0-15 St Patrick's Armagh 0-10It took almost 26 minutes of extra-time and injury-time to separate these sides at the end of this contest in Páirc Sheáin Mhic Diarmada, Threemilehouse, Co Monaghan, yesterday.

Omagh led at half-time by 0-4 to 0-2 and led by a point with time almost up but James Donnelly came to St Patrick's rescue to put the game into extra-time.

St Patrick's took the lead for the first time with a point from a free by Aidan Kelly in the opening minute of extra-time and they were ahead again after an exchange between David Cumiskey and Séamus Harkin.

The sides were deadlocked at 0-10 each at half-time of extra-time but in the second period Omagh took over.

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Simon O'Neill fired over two brilliant points in the opening minute and three further points from Séamus Harkin, Colin Harkin and Peter Hughes sealed their place in the final against St Macartan's College, Monaghan, on March 19th.

OMAGH CBS: T Harney; A Kelly, G Haughey, R McNabb; K Mossey, L Nicholas, G McKenna; E Clarke (0-1), C Harkin (0-3); S O'Neill (0-4), P Hughes (0-2), D McNulty; S O'Neill (0-2), C McMahon, S Harkin (0-2). Subs: C Arkinson (0-1) for G McKenna, A Connolly for D McNulty.

ST PATRICK'S ARMAGH: C Reid; R Conlon (0-1), Mark McConville, J Jordan; M Kelly, M McCoy, B McKenna; E McGeown (0-1), B McAtarsney; J Donnelly (0-4), E McKenna, A Kelly (0-2); Mickey McConville, S Hutchinson, D Cumiskey (0-2). Subs: K Corrigan for S Hutchinson, C Morgan for B McAtarsney, D Carr for Mickey McConville, S Hutchinson for K Corrigan, A Mallon for S Hutchinson. K Corrigan for A Mallon.

Referee: G Walsh (Antrim).