O'Neill helps Dromore to another final

TYRONE SFC: Dromore 2-9 Carrickmore 0-10: TWO-GOAL Shaun O’Neill helped Dromore to qualify for their third successive Tyrone…

TYRONE SFC: Dromore 2-9 Carrickmore 0-10:TWO-GOAL Shaun O'Neill helped Dromore to qualify for their third successive Tyrone SFC final at Healy Park last night.

Ryan McMenamin, Paddy Montague and Colm McCullagh were all on target in the early stages, with Peadar McMahon getting Carrickmore’s only point of the opening quarter from a free.

McCullagh and McNabb added stylish scores for a 0-5 to 0-1 advantage, and in the closing moments of the half, Shaun O’Neill made a sterling contribution with 1-1, sliding the ball under goalkeeper Plunkett McCallan from McCullagh’s pass in stoppage time.

Dromore took a 1-6 to 0-2 lead into the interval, and tightened their grip with O’Neill’s second goal 10 minutes into the second half. Carrickmore enjoyed some reward for their efforts with points from Mark Donnelly, Barry Daly (3) and Michael Gallagher.

DROMORE:P Ward, F O'Neill, C McCarron, C Donnelly, K Donnelly, R McMenamin (0-1), S McMahon, M Garry, B Collins (0-1), Sean O'Neill (0-1), C McCullagh (0-2, 2f, P Montague (0-1, f), Shaun O'Neill (2-1), E McCusker, R McNabb (0-1). Subs: C O'Neill (0-1) for McCusker.

CARRICKMORE:P McCallan, M Slane, C McGurk, K McCartan, P Cunningham, C Gormley, P Daly, N Loughran, G McCallan, R McNally, P Loughran (0-2), F Magill, P McMahon (0-1, F), M Donnelly (0-3), B Daly (0-3, 1F). Subs: P Hughes for N Loughran, M Gallagher (0-1) for McNally, Ciaran McAleer for Slane, Conor McAleer for Magill.

Referee:S McNamee (Newtownstewart)

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