ARDEE ST MARY’S of Louth have reached their first-ever Leinster senior final after edging a tight battle with St Loman’s to emerge as one-point victors in Mullingar.
Down champions Kilcoo booked their place in the Ulster final after a commanding victory over Scotstown of Monaghan in what was a rematch of last year’s Ulster-quarter-final.
Ardee will be the first Louth club to contest the provincial senior decider since Mattock Rangers in 2002.
A late Seán Callaghan score proved to be decisive against the Westmeath champions who were leading by 0-6 to 0-5 at half-time. Sam McCartan had a last-minute chance to send the game to extra-time, but a free from 47 metres proved to be too difficult to convert as the Ardee contingent celebrated their historic achievement.
Ciarán Keenan then helped Ardee back into the lead with the first two points of the second half through a mark and a score from play. The sides continued to trade scores with no more than a point separating them in the third quarter. A Jack Geoghegan point gave Loman’s a slim advantage after 45 minutes.
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Cian Moran scored an equalising point with seven minutes of normal time remaining. Ardee then pushed two in front through Jonathan Commins and a Ronan Carroll free with heading into injury time.
Sam McCartan and Eoghan Hogan responded to level matters in the dying moments before Callaghan’s late winning point.
Cuala (Dublin) play Tullamore (Offaly) in the other semi-final later this evening at 7.15pm.
Meanwhile, Kilcoo exacted revenge on Scotstown with an 11-point victory over last year’s Ulster finalists.
The sides were deadlocked at five points each after 27 points but Kilcoo stretched ahead with two goals just before half-time through Jerome Johnston and Christopher Rooney.
Two more Kilcoo goals followed in the first five minutes of the second half as Micéal Rooney and Ceilum Doherty struck for the net to push the Down side into a 4-6 to 0-5 lead. Micéal Rooney grabbed his second goal in the 48th minute with Kilcoo already out of sight.
They will now progress to a fourth final in five seasons, having won in 2019 and 2021. They also lost the 2022 final to Glen.
The other Ulster semi-final between Clann Eireann (Armagh) and Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) takes place tomorrow.
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Ardee reach first Leinster senior final as five-goal Kilcoo march into Ulster decider
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ARDEE ST MARY’S of Louth have reached their first-ever Leinster senior final after edging a tight battle with St Loman’s to emerge as one-point victors in Mullingar.
Down champions Kilcoo booked their place in the Ulster final after a commanding victory over Scotstown of Monaghan in what was a rematch of last year’s Ulster-quarter-final.
Ardee will be the first Louth club to contest the provincial senior decider since Mattock Rangers in 2002.
A late Seán Callaghan score proved to be decisive against the Westmeath champions who were leading by 0-6 to 0-5 at half-time. Sam McCartan had a last-minute chance to send the game to extra-time, but a free from 47 metres proved to be too difficult to convert as the Ardee contingent celebrated their historic achievement.
Ciarán Keenan then helped Ardee back into the lead with the first two points of the second half through a mark and a score from play. The sides continued to trade scores with no more than a point separating them in the third quarter. A Jack Geoghegan point gave Loman’s a slim advantage after 45 minutes.
Cian Moran scored an equalising point with seven minutes of normal time remaining. Ardee then pushed two in front through Jonathan Commins and a Ronan Carroll free with heading into injury time.
Sam McCartan and Eoghan Hogan responded to level matters in the dying moments before Callaghan’s late winning point.
Cuala (Dublin) play Tullamore (Offaly) in the other semi-final later this evening at 7.15pm.
Meanwhile, Kilcoo exacted revenge on Scotstown with an 11-point victory over last year’s Ulster finalists.
The sides were deadlocked at five points each after 27 points but Kilcoo stretched ahead with two goals just before half-time through Jerome Johnston and Christopher Rooney.
Two more Kilcoo goals followed in the first five minutes of the second half as Micéal Rooney and Ceilum Doherty struck for the net to push the Down side into a 4-6 to 0-5 lead. Micéal Rooney grabbed his second goal in the 48th minute with Kilcoo already out of sight.
They will now progress to a fourth final in five seasons, having won in 2019 and 2021. They also lost the 2022 final to Glen.
The other Ulster semi-final between Clann Eireann (Armagh) and Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) takes place tomorrow.
Leinster SFC Semi-Final
St Loman’s 0-14 Ardee St Mary’s 0-15
Ulster SFC Semi-Final
Kilcoo 5-10 Scotstown 0-14
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