Dungannon send Bruff to basement

Mixed emotions at Kilballyowen Park on Saturday. Dungannon took a giant step towards the summit of Division 1B while their Bruff hosts tumbled into the relegation zone and are left battling for survival.

The home side’s player coach Cathal O’Regan admitted that the economic downturn has impacted on their season but he wasn’t prepared to offer that as the chief excuse for a below par display.

O’Regan said: “We’re struggling like a lot of clubs in terms of emigration and with fellas moving to different places for jobs. This has been a difficult season for us, we’re down about seven players for one reason or another from last season We’ve had a few retirements as well but we’re coping. We have had four wins on the trot (before Saturday), but it is a pity we couldn’t keep it going.