14-man Naomh Conaill force Trillick to hang on

Naomh Conaill (Donegal) 1-11 Trillick (Tyrone) 2-9: Tyrone champions Trillick hung on for dear life as they pipped Donegal’s Naomh Conaill in the AIB Ulster Club Championship quarter-final in Ballybofey yesterday.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Alan Foley

Naomh Conaill’s first half wasn’t far short of a disaster as centre-back Anthony Thompson was sent off for an attempted headbutt on Proinsias O’Kane just 13 minutes in.

Then the Glenties side saw Dermot Molloy hobble off on 15 minutes and manager Martin Regan might’ve been forgiven for feeling the footballing gods were contriving against him.

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