Clonduff (Down) 0-12 Edendork (Tyrone) 0-17
Edendork, coming off a first ever Tyrone SFC success, made a winning start on their provincial debut, coming through an Ulster Club SFC preliminary round ties at Newry, where they led from start to finish against Down champions Clonduff.
Tyrone star Darren McCurry shone with an eight points haul as his side set up a first round meeting with St Brigid’s of Antrim next weekend.
The St Malachy’s laid the foundation for this five points success with a highly productive battle for possession around the middle, where they dominated the opposition kick-out all evening.
Stephen McConville with a late two-pointer from a free, as Niall Morgan takes a knock trying to prevent it Finely poised at the break between Edendork and Clonduff 📺Second half coming up live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player #RTEGAA #GAA #Football https://t.co/dPE2KsiiXM
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They led by four at half-time and, while their opponents were wasteful in front of the posts, never looked in danger.
McCurry carried on where he had left in the county final a week earlier, hitting 0-03 in the opening eight minutes, including a two-pointer, with John McLernon also on target as they went 0-04 to 0-01 ahead.
Clonduff struggled badly on their own kick-outs, losing the first seven to hand their opponents an attacking platform that they could have made more of.
But the Mourne champions narrowed the gap to a single point, with Barry O’Hgaan scoring on the breakaway, and Stephen McConville also on target.
Goalkeeper Niall Morgan availed of every opportunity to press forward, hitting a two-pointer, followed by another McCurry score, as Edendork finished the opening quarter with a 0-07 to 0-03 advantage.
Niall Morgan doing Niall Morgan things, as he stretches the Edendork lead against Clonduff 📺Watch live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player #RTEGAA #GAA #Football https://t.co/n0A1uJpkxT
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Clonduff’s shot options were off, with a string of wides and a handful dropped short into the hands of Morgan, who commanded his area, and when the Tyrone goalkeeper raised his second orange flag, this time from a free, his side led by six.
But a stoppage time breach gave the Shamrocks an opportunity to narrow the game with a Stephen McConville two-point free, to see his side trailing by 0-10 to 0-06 at the interval.
Clonduff closed the gap through Arthur McConville and Barry McConville, but they struggled for fluency, and were soon on the back foot again as the Red Hand men raided at pace, McCurry steering a two-point free between the posts for a seven points advantage by the end of the third quarter.
Goalkeeper Aaron Sherry was quickly off his line to deny James Fearon a goal after the Shamrocks defence was caught wide open, and they countered to create a goal chance of their own, but veteran defender Padraig Donnelly cleared off the line from Stephen McConville.
Patrick McLernon with the insurance score as Tyrone champions Edendork see off Down kings Clonduff in the Ulster Club SFC 📺Watch live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player #RTEGAA #GAA #Football https://t.co/KKYgdU3bsy
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The Down men dd step up the tempo late on, but it was too late, a couple of Senan Carr points trimming the gap, but Edendork had control of the tie, and steered it safely to its conclusion with late scores from McCurry and Patrick McLernon.
Clonduff: A Sherry; J O’Hagan, S Close, B McConville; J Gribben, D O’Hagan, D Rafferty; R Carr, S Carr (0-02); T Close, C Carr, S McConville (0-04, 1tpf); B O’Hagan (0-03, 1f), A McConville (0-02, 1f), E Brown (0-01).
Subs: P McEvoy for Gribben (49), P O’Hagan for A McConville (56)
Edendork: N Morgan (0-04, 1tpf); D Maneely, F Devlin, P Donnelly; F Nelis (0-01), B Cullen, C Bell (0-01); C Kilpatrick, L Ferguson; P McLernon (0-01), C Mallon, H Og Conlan; D McCurry (0-08, 1tp, 1tpf), D Conway, J McLernon (0-02).
Subs: J Fearon for Conway (h-t), R Nelis for Cullen (41), C Mallon jnr for Fearon
Referee: M McNally (Monaghan)