MacLarnon Cup final: St. Eunan's and Holy Trinity must meet again

March 19, 2018

St Eunan's Cormac O'Kane with Holy Trinity's Tiarnan Quinn in possession.
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St. Eunan's College, Letterkenny 2-6

Holy Trinity, Cookstown 1-9

The MacLarnon Cup final is going to a replay after St. Eunan's College and Holy Trinity couldn't be separated at the Athletic Grounds.

The replay will take place on Friday after Connor Quinn's injury-time point rescued a draw for the Cookstown lads.

Brian Diver's fourth-minute goal gave St. Eunan's the perfect start, but Holy Trinity replied with a goal of their own to trail by 1-2 to 1-4 at the break.

The Letterkenny side had one hand on the cup when Conor O'Donnell scored their second goal to extend their lead to 2-5 to 1-3, but with Tiernan Quinn to the fore, Holy Trinity fought back to regain parity, 1-8 to 2-5, midway through the second half.

In a tense final quarter, O'Donnell converted a free to put the Donegal outfit back in front, but there was still time for Quinn to level, and for Cookstown 'keeper Conor Loane to deny O'Donnell a late winning goal.


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