Cavan 0-18

Derry 1-14

(after extra-time)

A late Jack Trainor point decided a 105-minute thriller (including injury-time) between Cavan and Derry in the first round of the Ulster U17FC at Kingscourt this evening.

In what was a repeat of last year's Ulster MFC final, the sides were level at the end of normal time and at the end of extra-time, so more extra-time - five minutes each way - was needed and Trainor's point in the 87th minute proved the match-winner.

The hosts led by 0-5 to 0-4 at half-time in normal time before Eoghan Hawe scored the only goal from a penalty to propel Derry into a 1-5 to 0-6 lead after 40 minutes. Points from Ryan O'Reilly and Emmet Boylan brought Cavan back onto level terms before Enda Downey and O'Reilly traded points.

A Caoimhin McGovern effort looked to have won it for the Breffni boys, but a late Downey free forced extra-time, 1-9 to 0-12.

Cavan streaked into a 0-16 to 1-9 lead in the first period of extra-time, but the Oak Leafers fought back with scores from Hawe, Sean Kearney and Downey to restore parity once again, 1-13 to 0-16.

But after needing extra-time to overcome Monaghan in the preliminary round last Saturday, the additional 10-minute period of extra-time proved a bridge too far for Derry as Trainor's point settled it.

Cavan - B O'Rourke; E Kelly, S McHugh, D Sheridan; D Keappock, S Donohoe, C Boylan; M Veale, R O'Reilly (0-4, 1f); C McGovern (0-2), E Boylan (0-7, 4f), T Madden; F O'Reilly, E Clarke, J Trainor (0-2). Subs: P Smith for S McHugh, E Maguire for J Trainor, O Brady (0-1) for T Madden, D McGurren (0-2) for F O'Reilly, A Mannion for D Sheridan, E Kelly for M McGahern, S McHugh for E Maguire, M McGahern for R O'Reilly.

Derry - A Gillan; R McFall, T Woods, PJ McAleese; A Canavan, C Milne, A McCluskey; E Doherty, I Donaghy (0-1); S Kearney, C McGuckin (0-2), E Hawe (1-2); J McErlain, E Downey (0-8, 5f), E McElhennon. Subs: S McSorley for R McFall, C McAteer for S Kearney, D Mooney for C McGuckin, E McKeever for C Milne, N Doyle for PJ McAleese, S Kearney for E McElhennon, O McMenamin (0-1) for J McErlain.

Referee - S Campbell.

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