Five second half goals earn Swatragh a big win over Coleraine

Swatragh scored a big win over Coleraine earlier today. Pic by Sideline Photography

placeholder image — Swatragh scored a big win over Coleraine earlier today. Pic by Sideline Photography

Derry SHC Round Two

Swatragh 6-15

Coleraine 1-6

Five second half goals saw Swatragh ease their way to a first win of the championship at a wet and windy Portstewart on Sunday afternoon.

After their draw with Kevin Lynch’s the win gives the Davitt’s a chance of advancing to the semi-finals.

A goal late in the first half from Oisin O’Kane put Swatragh on their way to a 1-12 to 0-4 interval lead, flicking a Cahal Murray shot to the net.

Some excellent defending from Ben Kearney closed down the early home attacks with Sean Martin Quinn, Cathal Quinn and O’Kane hitting points for Swatragh.

With seconds to the interval Murray’s attempt dropped shot with O’Kane getting a def touch for Swatragh’s opening goal.

The rain began to pelt down early in the second half but Sean Francis Quinn finished Swatragh’s second goal after an initial save from Eoghan Rua goalkeeper Paddy Mullan.

Kosta Papachristopoulos hammered a close-range free to the net, through a ruck of players, but the home side – who had Thomas Magee sent off – only managed a point for the remainder of the game.

The Davitt’s closed out the game with goals from Sean Martin Quinn, Dominic Bradley and substitutes PJ O’Connell and Fintan McGurk.

Scorers:

Swatragh: SM Quinn 1-4 (3f), O O’Kane 1-3, D Bradley, SF Quinn 1-1 each, J Friel 0-3 (2f), PJ O’Connell, F McGurk 1-0 each, C Quinn, C Murray and K McAllister 0-1 each

Coleraine: K Papachristopoulos 1-5f, Dara Mooney 0-1

Swatragh: Niall McQuillan; Ben Kearney, Patrick Turner, John McKeagney; Malachaí Ó hAgáin, James Friel, Cathal Quinn; Dominic Bradley, Sean Francis Quinn; Sean Martin Quinn, Paul Gunning, Michael McCormack; Oisin Okane, Kevin McAllister, Cahal MurraySubs: PJ O’Connell for Gunning (36), F McGurk for McCormack (36), Michael Kirkpatrick for K McAllister (48), Eoin Hasson for Turner (57)

Yellow card: D Bradley (25)

Coleraine: Paddy Mullan; Ciaran McGoldrick, Lorcan McMullen, Emmet Morrison; Pearse Dallas, Ruairi Mooney, Thomas Magee; Ciaran Lagan, Sean Leo McGoldrick; Aodhan Boyle, Ruairi Leonard, Adam Kerr; Dara Mooney, Kosta Papachristopoulos, Ruairi DevineSubs: James Shannon for C McGoldrick (HT), Joshua Mullan for Devine (44), Oisin Hasson for Dallas (52), Niall McLaughlin for P Mullan (INJ 59)

Red card: T Magee (39)

Referee: EP Cassidy