St Gall's show their resolve

Antrim SFC final/St Gall's 0-15 Cargin 0-10: St Gall's clinched their fourth Antrim senior football title on the trot at Casement…

Antrim SFC final/St Gall's 0-15 Cargin 0-10: St Gall's clinched their fourth Antrim senior football title on the trot at Casement Park, Belfast, yesterday. They withstood an initial Cargin blast that saw Gerard Boyle land four points.

And even though they did not score from play until the 26th minute, St Gall's managed to hold to lead 0-7 to 06 at the break.

Cargin crumbled when St Gall's, with Karl Stewart lively in their attack, held the whip hand.Cargin's cause was not helped when Tony Scullion and Eamon McCann were sent off.

ST GALL'S: P Murray; S Kennedy, A McClean, C Brady; G McGirr, C McCrossan (0-1), S Kelly; D O'Hare, M McCrory (0-1); K McGourty, S Burns (0-4, all frees), T O'Neill (0-1); K Stewart (0-6, frees), R Gallagher, C Gallagher (0-2). Sub: K Niblock for C Gallagher (61 mins).

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CARGIN: K McNally; K McErlaine, B McCann, R Dougan; S Devlin, D McPeake, T Scullion; M Johnston, E Quinn; E McKee (0-1), D Gallagher, C Close; E McCann (0-2), G O'Boyle (0-5, four frees), N Doyle (0-1). Subs: M McCann for McKee (49 mins); K Doyle for N Doyle, D Johnston for McErlaine (both 54 mins); P McKeever for D Gallagher (56 mins); C O'Neill for M Johnston (58 mins).

Referee: Gregory Walsh (Aghagallon)