Loughinisland (Down) 4-1

Bundoran (Donegal) 0-7

Loughinisland captured the Ulster club intermediate football title at Owenbeg today, despite registering just a single point and going 42 minutes without a score against Bundoran.

The Down champions grabbed three goals in the final 10 minutes to leave their Donegal counterparts - who had been the better team for long stages - shell-shocked.

Loughinisland got off to a dream start when Seamus O'Hare netted in the second minute. Bundoran fought back to level at half-time, 0-4 to 1-1, and looked the more likely winners until Paddy McKenny struck for the Down side's second goal to give them a 2-1 to 0-5 lead with 10 minutes to go.

Bundoran levelled through points from Alan Russell and Christy Keaney, but late goals from a Rory Mason free and Sean Cochrane secured the spoils for Loughinisland on a bizarre scoreline.

Loughinisland - K Gordon; P Digney, P Megoran, R Nixon; D McLaughlin, J Flynn, J McCarthy; D O'Toole, D Gordon; R Mason (1-1f), C Killen, S O'Hare (1-0); A McClements, C Megoran, C O'Toole. Subs: P McKenny (1-0) for C Killen, S Cochrane (1-0) for D McLaughlin, M Cochrane for R Nixon.

Bundoran - J Keenan; D McCaughey, J Keaney, P Rooney; P Brennan, S McGowan, J Boyle (0-1); C McCaughey, P McGonigle; N Dunne, G Clancy (0-1), A Russell (0-2); T Hourihane (0-1), C Keaney (0-1), D Hoey. Subs: J Brennan (0-1) for N Dunne, D Spratt for T Hourihane, F McKiernan for C Keaney.

Referee - M McNally.

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