Derry retain Buncrana Cup

On Saturday 21st August the Derry Under 16 football development squad retained the Buncrana Cup title.

In the semi final at Muff, Derry managed to beat Monaghan on a score line of 1-13 to 1-05 but it wasn’t without its costs as captain Conor McAtamney suffered concussion which would rule him out for the final against hosts Donegal.

Derry travelled to Buncrana for the final against Donegal who beat Down impressively by 5 points in their semi final. Donegal were the team earmarked at the beginning of the year as the team to beat and now they stood between Derry and another Buncrana Cup title.

The Derry team that started the final was as follows:

1. Christopher Bradley (Greenlough)
2. Conor Carville (Glen) (Captain)
3. Daryl Mullan (Drumsurn)
4. Ryan McDonald (Glen)
5. Declan Brown (Bellaghy)
6. Niall Gorman (Kilrea)
7. James Kearney (Swatragh)
8. Gerald Bradley (Slaughtneil)
9. Conor Murphy (Dungiven)
10. Ryan Moore (Craigbane)
11. Blaine Carlin (Claudy)
12. Padraig Cassidy (Slaughtneil)
13. Dessie Loughrey (Limavady)
14. Conor O’Reilly (Drum)
15. Neill McNicholl (Glenullin)

Subs:
16. Ciaran McCloskey (Claudy)
17. Emmett McBridge (Doire Colmcille)
18. Karl O’Neill (Bellaghy)
19. Peter Cassidy (Bellaghy)
20. Mark Bell (Ogra Colmcille)
21. Blaine Carlin (Claudy)
22. Fintan Kerr (Magherafelt)
23. Dominic McFaul (Bellaghy)
24. Ciaran Moore (Magherafelt)

Derry took a 0-11 to 1-04 lead into the interval, and having lost 2 players to injury and Donegal having the aid of the breeze at their back for the second period, Derry had to hold on to edge a 1-14 to 1-09 victory.

The Derry scorers were:
Neil McNicholl 0-07
Ryan Moore 0-03
Dessie Loughrey 1-00
Conor O’Reilly 0-02
Blaine Carlin 0-01
Gerald Bradley 0-01

Pictured are Conor Carville (Glen) and Conor McAtamney (Swatragh) receiving the Buncrana Cup from Uachtarán Chomairle Uladh Aogan Ó Fearghail.

Ulster GAA would like to thank the Buncrana club, Noamh Padraig Muff and the Burt club for their wonderful facilities in hosting the games.

A big thank-you must also go to referees Fabian McGlone and Seamus McGonagle for a great job well done.

Related:
– Buncrana Cup Finals Photo Gallery

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BUNCRANA CUP FINALS RESULTS (21/08/2010)

Semi Finals:
Monagahan 1.05          V      Derry 1.13
Down 1.04                   V      Donegal 0.12

3rd/4th Place Play-Off
Down 4.09                   V       Monaghan 1.11

Final:
Derry 1.14                   V       Donegal 1.09