Gilheany inspires Aughawillan

Aughawillan (Leitrim) 2-12 Tubbercurry (Sligo) 0-13

Brian Morahan’s 46th minute dismissal — which came when the south Sligo side were a point up, 0-11 to 1-7 — proved the turning point.

Tubbercurry, with David Kelly at the hub of their best moves, led 0-4 to 0-1 by the 16th minute but they needed a pointed free from Stephen Matthews to draw level at the break, 0-7 to 1-4, after Aughawillan had goaled from a fine 29th minute move that Rory McTague finished.

Gilheany continued to threaten and his scrappy goal in second-half stoppage time sealed a memorable result for the Leitrim outfit.

Scorers for Aughawillan: Ciarán Gilheany (1-7, 2f), Rory McTague (1-0), Seán Fox (0-2), Stephen Gilheany (0-1), Gary Plunkett (0-1), Pierce Dolan (0-1).

Tubbercurry scorers: Stephen Matthews (0-4, 2f), Colm McGee (0-3, 1f), Cian Killoran (0-2), Steven Kilcoyne (0-2, 1f), David Kelly (0-1), Aidan Brennan (0-1).

AUGHAWILLAN: C Maguire, D McGovern, M Quinn, G McGovern, N Beirne, N Plunkett (c), S Quinn, S Fox, S Flanagan, R McTague, M Plunkett, P Dolan, C Gilheany, G Plunkett, M Quinn

Subs: S Gilheany for N Beirne, 45

TUBBERCURRY: D McDonagh, E Coleman, D Maye, J Kelly, F Cretaro, M Burke, C Surlis, S Gilmartin, A Brennan, B Morahan, D Kelly (c), G Curran, S Kilcoyne, C Killoran, S Matthews

Subs: C McGee for A Brennan, h-t; C Gilmartin for M Burke, h-t; A Brennan for S Gilmartin, 36 (black card); J McDonagh for G Curran, 41; D Kilcoyne for S Matthews, 53; F McDonagh for D Kilcoyne, 54 (black card)

Referee: James Molloy (Galway.