ULSTER SFC FIRST ROUND St Gall's 1-12 Cavan Gaels 1-10: RED AND yellow cards coloured proceedings at Kingspan/Breffni Park where visitors St Gall's chiselled out a gritty victory after extra-time over hosts Cavan Gaels.

The Antrim kingpins hit 20 wides over the hour, but Gaels imploded after the end of normal time and finished with only 12 men after Anthony Forde, Nicholas Walsh and Karl Crotty all saw red during extra-time.

St Gall’s trailed 0-2 to 1-3 at half-time after Walsh had goaled for the Gaels in the 26th minute.

But CJ McGourty’s spot-kick (47th) and Eamon Reilly’s dismissal 90 seconds later turned the tie in St Gall’s favour.

Páraic Reilly’s equaliser on the hour meant saw the teams finish level at 1-7 each at the end of normal time.

ST GALLS: R Gallagher; P Veronica, A McClean, C Brady; T O'Neill (0-1), A Healy, S Kelly (0-2); A Gallagher, S Burke; Kevin McGourty, R Gallagher (0-2), Kieran McGourty; C J McGourty (1-4, two frees), K Stewart (0-3), C Gallagher. Subs; M Kelly for C Gallagher; D O'Hare for K McGourty; S Burns for R Gallagher; M McGowan for S Burke; Kieran McGourty for CJ McGourty.

CAVAN GAELS: E Elliott; K Crotty, D Rabbitte, J Gurhy; G Duffy, E Reilly, D Graham (0-1); C Collins (0-1), A Forde; D Reilly (0-1), M Lyng, S Johnston (0-3); M Dunne, C Nelligan, N Walsh (1-1). Subs; N Murray (0-1)for M Dunne, P Smith (0-1)for G Duffy, P O'Donnell (0-1), R Maloney-Derham for D Reilly; K Meehan for J Gurhy; D Reilly for C Nelligan; C McClarey for Maloney-Derham.

Referee; Martin Higgins(Fermanagh)

Next up . . .

St Gall’s progress to the Ulster semi- final, where they will meet winners of the clash between Monaghan’s Clontibret and Tyrone’s Dromore.