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St Eunan’s see off Buncrana to set up repeat of last year’s SHC final against Setanta

written by Alan Foley September 20, 2020
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Plenty of things in the world have changed in the last 12 months, but not so the finalists in the Donegal SHC with St Eunan’s today booking their tickets to have another go at Setanta.

St Eunan’s 2-17 Buncrana 0-14

The Letterkenny side were impressive winners against a Buncrana team who have pulled some trees up in this year’s championship. Goals from Conor O’Grady and Kevin Kealy, while at the other end dual player Jack O’Loughlin was unfortunate to be on the losing team having hit points on the day.

Last year, St Eunan’s were beaten 3-13 to 0-13 by a more efficient and experienced Setanta team and in 2017 also lost out to the team from the Cross.

A third minute goal from O’Grady, when he shot past Tom Clare, set Tom Hennessy’s team on their way, when Sean McVeigh made a run and provided the pass for a 1-2 to 0-1 lead.

By the water-break, St Eunan’s were 1-5 to 0-5 in front with O’Loughlin having scored all of Buncrana’s total by then.

The Inishowen team were keeping in touch and bar the early goal, there wasn’t much to separate the teams. A second St Eunan’s goal, though, made for a 2-9 to 0-8 half-time lead with a fine Ryan Hilferty point the last of a good half of hurling.

Kealy hammed home a pass from O’Grady on 25 minutes, just a minute after a lobbed effort from O’Loughlin at the other end went just over the crossbar when it might’ve gone under it.  

The second half was essentially point for point, or two for two, with St Eunan’s keeping their lead intact throughout. Sam Roe and Oisin Grant added to O’Loughlin’s stack, although they really needed a goal. O’Grady, Kealy, McVeigh and substitute Eugene Organ all scored points to ensure St Eunan’s were never overly panicked.

St Eunan’s: Cian Hennessy; Brian McIntyre, Adie Gaffney, Conor Parke; Colm Flood (0-1), Steven Doherty, Brendan Horgan; Cormac Finn (0-2), Sean Halvey; Ryan Hilferty (0-3), Sean McVeigh (0-4), Kevin Kealy (1-2); Conor Kelly, Conor O’Grady (1-4 3f), Matt Ahern. Subs: Eugene Organ (0-1) for Kelly (50), Paul O Donnell for Ahern (55), Conor McVeigh for O’Grady (60).

Buncrana: Tom Clare; Oisin Hegarty, Paddy Wilson, John Vaughan; Paul Tourish, Sam Roe (0-1), James Doherty; Aedan Stokes, Paul Nelson; Oisin Grant (0-1), Jack O Loughlin (0-12, 6f), David Carey; Stephen Nelson, Kevin Vaughan, Daniel Wilson. Subs: Darren Roe and Ben Roe for Kevin Vaughan and Daniel Wilson (half-time), PJ McCarron for Stephen Nelson (35), Matthew Wilson for Carey (40).                

St Eunan’s see off Buncrana to set up repeat of last year’s SHC final against Setanta was last modified: September 21st, 2020 by Alan Foley
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Alan Foley

MA in Journalism graduate from NUI Galway and BBS Marketing and NC in Online Marketing from LyIT, who has worked covering sport in Donegal since 2004. Part of Donegal Democrat who won McNamee awards in 2013 and 2015 for 'best provincial publication'. Reseacher for 'Jimmy's Winnin' Matches' documentary and Rory Kavanagh's autobiography 'Winning'

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