Efficient Kilcoo show all their know-how to see off Loughmacrory

The Down giants, who have appeared in five Ulster finals in the past ten years, brought levels of intensity to this contest that Tyrone’s breakthrough champions could never handle.

Eugene Branagan of Kilcoo is tackled by Aodhan Donaghy of Loughmacrory during the AIB Ulster GAA Football Senior Club Championship quarter-final match between Loughmacrory and Kilcoo at O'Neill's Healy Park in Omagh, Tyrone. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Ulster Club SFC: Loughmacrory 0-11 Kilcoo 0-16 

Kilcoo’s guile and experience, blended with tinges of hurt, helped them negotiate a tricky Ulster Club SFC first round clash at O’Neills Healy Park, where they carved out a comfortable if unspectacular win over provincial first-timers Loughmacrory.