Scotstown 1-14

Ballybay 0-7

Scotstown stormed to their fifth Monaghan SFC title in six seasons at Clones this afternoon when handing Ballybay a ten-point beating.

Playing in their eighth consecutive Mick Duffy Cup decider, Colin McAree's outfit outscored the Pearse Brothers by 1-6 to 0-1 in the second-half. A 62nd minute Conor McCarthy goal put the seal on their victory.

With Ballybay racing 0-3 to 0-0 clear after eight minutes following points from Tiernan McSkean, Chris McGuinness and Paul Finlay, Scotstown recovered from a sluggish start to hold a 0-8 to 0-6 interval lead.

Ballybay’s Dessie Ward with Paul Sherlock of Scotstown. ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson.

The eventual winners were reduced to 14-men before the break when Frank Caulfield was dismissed on a black card but Ballybay failed to take advantage of an extra man at the start of the second-half and themselves lost Brent Wylie to one.

Scotstown - R Beggan (0-3, 2f, 1'45); J McDevitt, D McArdle, D Morgan; M Meehan, R O’Toole, F Caulfield; D Hughes, K Hughes (0-1); C McCarthy (1-5, 0-3f), S Carey (0-3, 2f), P Sherlock (0-1); M Maguire (0-1), O Heaphey, F Maguire. Subs: B Boylan for F Caulfield, S Mohan for O Heaphey, R McKenna for F Maguire, E Caulfield for M Maguire, J Hamill for J McDevitt.

Ballybay - A Counihan; M Hannon, D Wylie, E McCarney; B Wylie, C Lennon, R Wylie; C Galligan, D Ward; T McSkeane (0-1), S McGuinness, T Kerr (0-1f); P O’Neill, C McGuinness (0-1), P Finlay (0-4f). Subs: D Drury for D Wylie, T O’Neill for P O’Neill, D McCann for S McGuinness, S McQuillan for B Wylie, A Toner for C Galligan.  

Referee - P McEnaney.

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