UUJ will now face Dublin Institute of Technology in the semi-finals of the
Sigerson Cup tomorrow week in Carlow following their extra-time victory over
great rivals Queen's at The Dub yesterday.
Indeed, Queen's looked to be on the verge of repeating their triumph in last
year's final over the Jordanstown outfit when they led by one point in the
closing stages of normal time.
But Antrim's Paddy Cunningham, who had been introduced as a substitute,
whisked over the equalising point that sent the game into extra-time during
which UUJ skipper Mark Lynch hoisted over three points to complement a fine
fisted effort from Raymond Mulgrew and another from fit-again Peter Donnelly.
It was another Antrim player, Thomas McCann, who had fired UUJ into the
driving seat with the only goal of the game earlier but Queen's worked hard
and Down's Paul McComiskey, a target for AFL scouts, kept their hopes alive
with seven points in all, four from frees, while Paul Courtney and Aodhan
Gallagher also got through much good work.
But the UUJ strength, steel and finishing power surfaced in abundance in
extra-time and they have now boosted their chances of lifting the trophy.
Club president John Farrell said afterwards: "It was a tough game
against Queen's but we must now gear up for what will be a very difficult
mission."
UUJ: M McAllister; C Harrison, D McCaul, D Morgan; P McGuigan, K Lacey
(0-1), D Hughes; P Donnelly (0-1), J McGovern; R Mulgrew (0-2), T McCann
(1-0), M Lynch (0-5, 0-2 frees), C Cavanagh, A Moran (0-3). Substitutes: P
Cunningham (0-4, all frees), B McKenna, C Donnelly.
QUEEN'S: F Murphy (0-1, '45'); N Bogue, L Howard, H Gallagher; D O'Neill
(0-1), J O'Kane, J Crozier (0-1); P Courtney (0-1), J Ireland (0-1), A
Gallagher, J Loughrey, C McGinn; P McComiskey (0-7, 0-5 frees), S O'Neill
(0-3), M O'Rourke (0-1). Substitutes: M Ward for Loughrey, S Burke for IRL,
J Reilly for McGinn, B Martin for O'Neill.
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