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Abbey hold sway in the second half

Abbey CBS, Newry 0-12, St Patrick's, Dungannon 0-8

Mon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00

Abbey CBS, Newry 0-12, St Patrick's, Dungannon 0-8

Abbey CBS set up the attractive prospect of an all-Newry final when they edged out St Patrick's, Dungannon, in Saturday's quarterfinal.

Abbey, coached by ex-Armagh County ace, John Rafferty, were the more cohesive, confident side in the second-half after they had been pegged to a 0-6 to 0-5 lead at half-time.

Peter Turley and Stephen Kearney each grabbed two points as Abbey held sway, but when Terry McGurk displayed his accuracy from frees, Dungannon were very much in contention.

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Abbey eventually pulled clear, with Noel Heaney and Martin Rafferty getting in on the scoring act. They will now meet the winners of next Saturday's outstanding quarter-final replay between holders, St Patrick's, Armagh, and St Michael's, Enniskillen, in the semi-finals.

SCORERS: Abbey - S Hearney, P Turley (0-3 each), N Heaney, M Rafferty (0-2 each), B Sloan, R Mulvaney (0-1 each). St Patrick's - T McGuigan (0-4), T McGurk (0-3), J McConville (0-1).