Omagh and Abbey end even

MacRory Cup: The opening quarter-final in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup ended in a stalemate after Omagh CBS and Abbey CBS couldn’t be separated in a low scoring affair at the Dub, Belfast.

The Newry lads started wellwith a goal from centre-forward Charlie Magill inside five minutes and, despite not scoring a point in the first-half, still managed to lead at the break.

James Darcy converted three frees for Omagh, with Johnny Harkin and Andrew McGrath also on target, but those scores came either side of a penalty goal from Killian McEvoy for Abbey. The standard of football didn’t improve in the second-half and, while McEvoy put them two in front, the game finished in a draw after frees from Harkin and Darcy saw it end 0- 8 to 2-2.