O'Reilly finds range to secure Teemore win

Teemore Shamrocks 0-11 Newtownbutler 0-9: Teemore secured their first Fermanagh senior football championship title in 22 years…

Teemore Shamrocks 0-11 Newtownbutler 0-9: Teemore secured their first Fermanagh senior football championship title in 22 years with an excellent display of scoring from county player Ciarán O'Reilly at Brewster Park yesterday.

O'Reilly opened the scoring after two minutes when he took a short pass from Seán Quinn to point with his left foot. He went on to help himself to five points in all.

The first came when Joey Donegan found Quinn, who laid a good ball back to O'Reilly to point. Seconds later he added another from a 40-yard free.

Teemore led by a point, 0-6 to 0-5, at the break and in the second half Newtownbutler began to get their flowing game going, but they could never overtake a determined Teemore outfit.

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The best they could do was draw level, 0-9 apiece, when substitute Colum Monahan pointed a free kick.

With a minute of injury time left O'Reilly restored Teemore's lead with a point before Jason McCaffrey secured the win.

SCORERS - Teemore: C O'Reilly (0-5), J McCaffrey (0-2), D O'Reilly, H Brady, D Fitzpatrick, S Curry (0-1 each).

Newtownbutler: R Carson (0-3), J Connolly, B McBrien (0-2 each), R Johnston, C Monahan (0-1 each).

Referee: Martin Higgins.