Dorrian claims scoring honours

Eastern Harps 0-12 Coolrea/Strandhill - 08: SLIGO/SF Final Replay: Sean Dorraintook the scoring honours as Eastern Harps coasted…

Eastern Harps 0-12 Coolrea/Strandhill - 08:SLIGO/SF Final Replay: Sean Dorraintook the scoring honours as Eastern Harps coasted to a comfortable four-point win over Coolera/Strandhill in what was a mediocre Sligo senior football championship final replay at Markievicz Park on Saturday.

Dorrian, who gave a man-of-the-match performance, scored seven of the winners' points, including four from frees, as the Harps regained the Owen B Hunt Cup after a lapse of five years.

Coolera/Strandhill had been strongly fancied to win a title they last held in 1907, but their best efforts, particularly in the second half, weren't enough to stop a determined Harps side.

A superb save by Peter Walsh in the Eastern Harps goal in the 57th minute kept out a goal-bound shot by substitute Mark Howley, when four points were separating the teams.

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Kieran Quinn had opened the scoring with a fifth-minute Coolera point from a free, but the seasiders scored only once from play in the half, when county player John McPartland pointed after 26 minutes.

Fifteen minutes had elapsed before Dorrian opened Harps account from a free.

Coolera failed to raise a flag from the 26th minute to the end of the half.

Three unanswered points by Dorrian, a couple in stoppage-time, at the end of the half, put Harps 0-5 to 0-2 ahead at the interval.

McPartland opened Coolera's second half scoring after two minutes but they were unable to get closer than a couple of points.

COOLERA/STRANDHILL: J Curran; R Doyle, N Carew, K Cooney; T Waters, J McPartland (0-4), S O'Neill; L Healy (0-1), K Quinn (0-3, 2fs, 1 45); S Carthy, K O'Neill, B Doyle; P Hegarty, J Joyce, T McMahon. Subs: M Howley for Hegarty, C Quinn, for McMahon.

Referee: M Duffy (Enniscrone).

EASTERN HARPS: P Walsh; F Candon, K Phillips, M Cosgrove; P McGovern, B Phillips, F Sexton; P Grady, M McCormack; M Doddy, K Carty, P Henry; S Gallagher (0-4), P Taylor (0-1), S Dorrian (0-7, 4fs). Subs: K casey for Sexton, R Donovan for Casey.

Eastern Harps 0-12

Coolera/Strandhill 0-8