Westport 2-13  Davitts 1-8

Westport advanced to the final of the county U-21 A championship after seeing off the Davitts challenge in Sunday’s semi-final played in Westport. The home team were much more efficient in attack as Davitts squandered several scoring chances throughout the hour.

Westport, with the assistance of the wind in the opening half, got off the mark early with points in the first and third minutes. A sixth minute Ronan Kelly point opened the Davitts account but the hosts cancelled out that score in the next minute. Another Ronan Kelly point in the tenth minute narrowed the gap to a point but Westport replied with points in the 12^th and 16^th minutes and a 13^th minute goal, to open up a six point lead. Davitts, in contrast to the home team, were guilty of several poor misses and spurned four gilt-edged goal-scoring opportunities in the first half. Credit must go to the Westport defence for some impressive last gap interventions and their goalkeeper who pulled off some superb saves. Those saves included a 19^th minute stop from a well-struck Jack Melvin penalty, after Ciaran Treacy was fouled in the box. Westport capitalised on this let-off and added another goal and two points in the next four minutes to go eleven points ahead. A Ronan Kelly point in the 25^th minute, a well-taken Dylan Gallagher goal three minutes later and a 30^th minute Jack Melvin point, narrowed the deficit to six. Westport shot the last point of the half in injury-time to lead by 2-8 to 1-4 at the break.

Jack Melvin pointed from distance in the third minute of the second half but Davitts shooting was erratic as Westport broke away and tagged on the next four points. Davitts were working tirelessly as they tried in vain to get through for goals but were thwarted by the vigilant Westport keeper. Ronan Kelly, Fenton Kelly and Davey Hennessy all pointed in the final quarter as Westport picked off two of their own to run out the eight point winners.

Brian Óg McTigue, Sean Keadin, Cathal Corless, Jack Melvin, Thomas Ronayne, Ronan and Fenton Kelly and Ciaran Treacy fought hard but it was one of those games when very little went Davitts’ way. Westport will now play Castlebar in what should be a very lively final.

Davitts: Dylan O’Brien, Brian Óg McTigue, Michael Hett, Brian Birmingham, Burke Briere, Cathal Corless, Sean Keadin, Fenton Kelly (0-1), Mark Birmingham, Jack Devane, Jack Melvin (0-2), Fionn McLoughlin, Ciaran Treacy, Dylan Gallagher (1-0), Ronan Kelly (0-4). Subs used: Thomas Ronayne, Davey Hennessy (0-1), Tadhg Feerick, Dylan Burke.

Davitts 2-11  Moy Davitts 0-13

Another hardworking team display saw Davitts defeat Moy Davitts in Bekan on Sunday to qualify for the U-21 A Championship semi-final. The game was played in very difficult conditions, wet and windy, but both teams served up some very good football throughout the game.

Moy Davitts had the assistance of the strong wind in the first half and they opened the scoring with a third minute point. They were rocked in the next minute when Davitts strung together a sweeping which ended with Ronan Kelly firing home a great goal. Moy Davitts points in the 6^th and 10^th minutes put them level. A tidy point scored by the lively Ciaran Treacy in the 15^th minute saw Davitts edge ahead again. Moy Davitts equalised again in the 16^th minute but two Dylan Gallagher points and one from Jack Melvin put Davitts three ahead by the 23^rd minute. The final two points of the half were scored by the East Mayo team to see Davitts lead by 1-4 to 0-6 at half-time.

Moy Davitts got the first score of the second half in the 32^nd minute but points from Fenton Kelly, Dylan Gallagher and Ronan Kelly in the 33^rd, 34^th and 36^th minutes put Davitts two up, and when Jack Melvin goaled, flicking a long delivery from Cathal Corless to the net in the 39^th minute, it looked like they were poised for a comfortable win. Moy Davitts showed some real grit, against the driving wind and rain, and points in the 42^nd and 43^rd minutes reduced the deficit to four points. Dylan Gallagher fired over a brilliant point in the 44^th minute but this was cancelled out by Moy Davitts a minute later. Davitts keeper, Dylan O Brien produced two superb saves to deny Moy Davitts goals and Mark Birmingham pointed in the 49^th minute. Three unanswered Moy Davitts points in the 51^st, 56^th and 59^th minutes left just two points separating the sides but Davitts shot injury-time points from Jack Melvin and Dylan Gallagher to advance to the semi-final where they will meet Westport.

Dylan O Brien had a fine game in goals with Brian Óg McTigue, Micheal Hett and Brian Birmingham forming an impressive full-back line in front of him. Cathal Corless had a powerful game at centre back and he got great assistance from his wing men, Sean Keadin and Burke Briere. Mark Birmingham (0-1) and Fenton Kelly (0-1) were in top form at midfield, getting though an amount of work. Jack Melvin (1-2), Dylan Gallagher (0-5), Ronan Kelly (1-1) and Ciaran Treacy (0-1) were menacing forwards while Fionn McLoughlin and Jack Devane worked extremely hard in the wing-forward positions. Davey Hennessy, Dylan Burke and Sean Clarke were all introduced towards the end of the game.

Knockmore 1-12  Davitts 1-13

Davitts’ U-21 team advanced to the quarter-final of the county A championship following a narrow and very hard-fought away victory over Knockmore. There was never more than two points separating the sides, but a late point scored by Davitts enterprising full-back, Micheal Hett, ensured his team will take on Moy Davitts in Foxford next week.

The home team started off well and they shot the first two scores in the opening three minutes. A Dylan Gallagher point in the sixth minute and two from Ronan Kelly in the 8^th and 14^th minutes, saw Davitts edge in front. Three Knockmore points, between the 16^th and 19^th minutes, put them two ahead but Davitts finished the half well with Ciaran Treacy, Jack Melvin and Dylan Gallagher pointing, to leave the visitors ahead by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break.

An early second-half Knockmore point was cancelled out by a similar Dylan Gallagher score. A fine Fenton Kelly point put Davitts two up but a 36^th minute Knockmore goal restored their lead. This lasted for less than a minute when Dylan Gallagher collected a superb Cathal Corless pass and buried it for a Davitts goal. Knockmore scored the game’s next three points in the 42^nd, 47^th and 49^th minutes to lead again. Jack Melvin fired over from distance to level it in the 51^st minute but Knockmore replied with a point of their own two minutes later. A 54^th minute Ronan Kelly point for Davitts was matched by Knockmore almost immediately. Two Davey Hennessy points in the 57^th and 59^th minutes saw Davitts in front again but Knockmore went downfield and shot a 60^th minute equaliser. In a welter of excitement, Micheal Hett fired over the match-winning point in the second minute of injury-time, after a brilliant move involving several players.

This was a workmanlike display by the whole Davitts team but they will need to step up a gear if they are to overcome Moy Davitts.

Davitts: Dylan O’Brien, Brian Óg McTigue, Micheal Hett (0-1), Brian Birmingham, Sean Keadin, Cathal Corless, Fenton Kelly (0-1), Mark Birmingham, Burke Briere, Jack Devane, Jack Melvin (0-2), Fionn McLoughlin, Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Dylan Gallagher (1-3), Ronan Kelly (0-3). Subs used: Conor McDermott, Davey Hennessy (0-2), Dylan Burke.

Davitts 0-7  Castlebar Mitchels 3-16

After a closely fought first half, Castlebar Mitchels U-21 team gave a scintillating second half display of attacking football, in the first round of the A Championship in Ballindine on Sunday.

Jack Melvin and Ciaran Treacy scored points in the 2^nd and 3^rd minute as the home side settled well. Mitchels pulled one back in the 4^th minute but points from Davey Hennessy and Dylan Gallagher extended Davitts lead to three. The visitors then hit three unanswered points to equalise the game and an excellent goal in the 21^st minute put them ahead. A Dylan Gallagher point in the 26^th minute was cancelled out by Castlebar just before the half-time whistle to leave them ahead by 1-5 to 0-5 at the break.

The visitors showed that they meant business and they started the second half with four points in the first three minutes. Two Davitts points from Davey Hennessy in the 38^th and 39^th minutes gave the home-side a glimmer of hope but from then on the Mitchels assumed complete domination and they shot an impressive 2-7 in the final twenty minutes of the game.

Davitts, minus the services of some key players, had battling performances from Brian Óg McTigue, Brian and Mark Birmingham, Sean Keadin, Sean Clarke, Ronan Kelly and Jack Melvin.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Óg McTigue, Brian Birmingham, Sean Keadin, Fionn McLoughlin, Mark Birmingham, Sean Clarke, Jack Melvin (0-1), Burke Briere, Jack Devane, Dylan Gallagher (0-2), Ronan Kelly, Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Davey Hennessy (0-3), Conor McDermott. Subs used: Dylan Burke, Tadhg Feerick, Ben Corless, Cillian Kearns, Darragh Garvey.

Moy Davitts 0-11  Davitts 1-7

Davitts’ Intermediate Championship campaign ended in Charlestown on Saturday after being beaten by Moy Davitts. After a very poor-quality first half, the game sprung to life after the break and the large crowd were treated to a pulsating second half, with the East Mayo team just shading it to reach the final.

Davitts played with the advantage of the stiff wind in the first half but their shooting was wayward and their three point tally from eleven shots in the opening period was very disappointing. It took until the tenth minute before Niall Treacy, who had an excellent game throughout, opened the scoring. Ronan Clarke equalised in the 14^th minute but Niall Treacy pointed again in the 22^nd minute and a 27^th minute Jack Melvin point put Davitts two up. Cian McHale hit the final score of the half in the 29^th minute to reduce the gap to a point. The 0-3 to 0-2 advantage that Davitts held at the break did not look nearly enough, given the strength of the wind but they came out fired up.

A Jack Melvin point in the first minute of the second half was followed a minute later by a super Niall Treacy goal, after a brilliant pass from Fenton Kelly, to put Davitts five points ahead. Moy Davitts didn’t panic though and two points apiece from Ronan Clarke and Cian McHale narrowed the gap to a single point. A 42^nd minute Niall Treacy score put Davitts two ahead. Well-taken points from Sean Kelly in the 45^th minute and a 47^th minute Ronan Clarke point levelled it. A fine Dylan Gallagher score put Davitts ahead again in the 49^th minute but Ronan Clarke cancelled that out inside the next minute and a 53^rd minute Cian McHale point saw Moy Davitts take the lead for the first time in the game. In the 55^th minute Davitts Ciaran Treacy came desperately close to goaling for Davitts, his soccer-style effort grazing the post but his brother Niall tied the game again a minute later. Both sides had chances in the remaining minutes as the play ebbed and flowed but it was Cian McHale who fired over the winner in the 60^th minute to claim a place in the final for Moy Davitts.

Colm Boyle, who had a powerful game in the Davitts defence, Cathal Higgins, Mark Birmingham, Jack Melvin, Stephen Nyland, Ciaran Treacy, Dylan Gallagher and the irrepressible Niall Treacy played very well for a Davitts side that showed their true form in the second half.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Birmingham, Cathal Higgins, Kieran Fahy, Brian Óg McTigue, Colm Boyle, Mark Birmingham, Jack Melvin (0-2), Cian Naughton, Shane Treacy, Dylan Gallagher (0-1), Stephen Nyland, Ciaran Treacy, Niall Treacy (1-4), Fenton Kelly. Subs used: Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns, Ronan McNamara, Sean Keadin.  

Davitts 0-17  Kiltane 1-12 (AET)

Davitts qualified for the Intermediate Championship semi-final after a tense battle with Kiltane on Saturday evening in Ballindine. The large attendance was treated to a thrilling game with plenty of honest endeavour from both sides in a match that could have gone either way.

Kiltane looked the likelier side in the first half and had shot the opening three points in the 7^th, 10^th and 12^th minutes before Niall Treacy opened the homeside’s account in the 13^th minute. The same player shot two points in the 18^th and 20^th minutes, either side of a 19^th minute score from the visitors. Some of the tackling was of a crude nature and referee Declan Corcoran flashed a number of yellow cards which the visitor’s would rue before the match finished as they ended the game reduced to thirteen players following two double yellows. Kiltane’s chances got a major boost in the 21^st minute when they fired home the only goal of the game to pull five points clear and two minutes later they extended that lead to six and Davitts looked to be in serious trouble. A Dylan Gallagher point in the 24^th minute was the last score of the half as Kiltane took a 1-5 to 0-4 lead to the dressing-rooms at half-time.

Davitts points in the first five minutes of the second period from Dylan Gallagher, Niall Treacy and Ciaran Treacy narrowed the deficit to the minimum. A pretty harsh black card for Davitts’ midfielder Jack Melvin in the 32^nd minute wasn’t appreciated by the home crowd, particularly as two very similar offences by Kiltane players went unpunished in the next five minutes. The home team reacted well to their numerical disadvantage and while Kiltane rallied with a 39^th minute point, this score was cancelled out by Niall Treacy four minutes later. The North Mayo men pointed in the 44^th, 46^th and 47^th minutes to go four clear as the game entered the final quarter. Dylan Gallagher immediately pulled one back for Davitts and Jack Melvin fired over a 45 in the 50^th minute. A 52^nd minute Kiltane point was cancelled out by Shane Treacy a minute later. A bad injury to Davitts’ outstanding wing-back Tommy Waldron was a blow to the home side but another long-range free by Jack Melvin left a point between the sides with two minutes of normal time remaining. In the closing seconds of the four minutes of injury time young Ciaran Treacy did brilliantly, reacting first after a long range free by Dylan Gallagher had dropped short, to keep his nerve and fist over the equaliser leaving the teams tied, Davitts 0-13 to Kiltane’s 1-10.

Kiltane, reduced to fourteen players following a second yellow card offence in the closing minutes of normal time, kicked the first score of extra-time, a first minute point. In the fifth minute they lost another player to a second yellow and Dylan Gallagher levelled it, firing over the resultant free kick (twice). Kiltane took the lead again just before the end of the first period of extra-time.

The home team took over in the second period with Cathal Higgins and Colm Boyle in outstanding form at the back and the strong running of Jack Melvin, Fenton Kelly, Ciaran Treacy, Niall Treacy and Dylan Gallagher proving too much for the depleted Kiltane side to cope with. Dylan Gallagher equalised again in the second minute of the second half of extra-time and the same player put Davitts ahead for the first time four minutes later. The final score of this epic game was another long distance Jack Melvin free. A semi-final awaits against either Crossmolina or Moy Davitts next weekend.

Davitts: Dylan O’Brien, Brian Birmingham, Cathal Higgins, Kieran Fahy, Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle, Mark Birmingham, Fenton Kelly, Jack Melvin (0-3), Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns, Stephen Nyland, Dylan Gallagher (0-6), Niall Treacy (0-5), Shane Treacy (0-1). Subs used: Ciaran Treacy (0-2), Michael Conroy, Brian Óg McTigue, Donal Ronayne, Ronan McNamara.

Davitts 1-8  Hollymount Carramore 1-7

Davitts maintained their 100% winning record in this year’s Intermediate Championship against a tough Hollymount Carramore side in Garrymore on Friday night. The game was played in difficult conditions, wet and windy, which led to several errors but the result was in doubt right up to the final whistle, giving the large attendance plenty of entertainment.

Davitts played with the assistance of the stiff wind in the first half but Hollycarra almost goaled in the second minute when Davitts keeper Dylan O Brien expertly saved what looked like a certain goal. Davitts shot the first two scores through their excellent corner forward Dylan Gallagher in the 5^th and 7^th minutes. A superbly-struck Hollycarra goal in the eighth minute was a big setback for Davitts with the Hollycarra defence proving to be very hard to penetrate. Davitts did manage points from Dylan Gallagher and Niall Treacy (2) in the next ten minutes to go two ahead. A 23^rd minute Hollycarra point was cancelled out by Jack Melvin two minutes later and Hollycarra shot the last score of the half, a 30^th minute point, to leave Davitts ahead at the break by 0-6 to 1-2.

A 34^th minute Hollycarra point equalised the game but a brilliant Davitts move involving several players in the 36^th minute ended with Niall Treacy being fouled in the penalty area. Jack Melvin slotted home the spot kick to put Davitts three up. Scores were very hard to come by but Hollycarra managed to hit three points between the 38^th and 42^nd minutes to level the match again. They fired over a 51^st minute point to take the lead but Davitts, showing tremendous grit and driven on by the brilliant Colm Boyle, scored the last two points of the game, both struck by their star forward Dylan Gallagher in the 57^th and 61^st minutes.

This win ensures Davitts a home draw in the quarter-final of the championship. A big improvement on this performance will be required if the team is to reach the last four but the fighting spirit in the second half was very encouraging.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Birmingham, Cathal Higgins, Kieran Fahy, Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle, Brian Óg McTigue, Fenton Kelly, Jack Melvin (1-1), Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns, Mark Birmingham, Dylan Gallagher (0-5), Niall Treacy (0-2), Shane Treacy. Subs used: Cian Naughton, Michael Conroy, Stephen Nyland, Ciaran Treacy, Ronan McNamara.

Davitts 3-15  Kiltimagh 1-10

Davitts overcame the challenge of Kiltimagh in the Intermediate Championship in Ballindine on Saturday evening to make it two wins from two. After a close enough first half, the home side opened up in the second period to win with a bit to spare.

Kiltimagh started off in impressive fashion scoring two points in the first minute through Cian Gallagher and Conor Mallee. Niall Treacy replied with a Davitts point in the second minute but Jack Niland restored Kiltimagh’s two point advantage two minutes later. Niall Treacy in the tenth minute and Conor Mallee in the eleventh, exchanged points and Davitts points from Jack Melvin and Dylan Gallagher tied the game after the first quarter. A 17^th minute Jack Niland point for the visitors was cancelled out by Niall Treacy before Shane Treacy struck for Davitts first goal in the 19^th minute, after terrific play by Tommy Waldron and Niall Treacy. Donovan Cosgrove, arguably Kiltimagh’s best player, pulled a point back in the 24^th minute. The first half finished with two Liam Kearns points to give Davitts a 1-8 to 0-6 lead.

Dylan Gallagher extended Davitts lead with a brilliant finish to the visitor’s net in the opening minute of the second half, with Jack Melvin and Shane Treacy involved in the build-up. Dylan Gallagher and Niall Treacy added points in the 33^rd and 39^th minutes but Kiltimagh pulled a goal back through Conor Mallee a minute later after some very careless defending by the home side. Davitts replied straight away with a Dylan Gallagher point. Two Cian Gallagher points fror Kiltimagh were cancelled out by Shane Treacy and Dylan Gallagher. Kiltimagh’s Jordan Henry and Niall Treacy for Davitts exchanged points in the 50^th and 51^st minutes but Dylan Gallagher finished off a sweeping move involving Brian Birmingham, Colm Boyle, Niall Treacy and Ciaran Treacy with an emphatic finish for his second goal in the 53^rd minute to absolutely kill off the visitor’s challenge. Cian Gallagher for Kiltimagh and the home side’s Niall Treacy completed the scoring with two late points.

This was a solid team display by Davitts with the full-forward line trio of Shane Treacy, Niall Treacy and Dylan Gallagher in unstoppable form and Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle and Mark Birmingham impressing too.

Kiltimagh’s best performers were Donovan Cosgrove, Jack Niland, Cian Gallagher, Conor Mallee and Aidan Cosgrove.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Birmingham, Cathal Higgins, Kieran Fahy, Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle, Brian Óg McTigue, Fenton Kelly, Mark Birmingham, Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns (0-2), Jack Melvin (0-1), Dylan Gallagher (2-4), Niall Treacy (0-6), Shane Treacy (1-2). Subs used: Michael Conroy, Ciaran Treacy, Cian Naughton, Donal Ronayne, Ronan McNamara, Jordan Flanagan.

Kiltimagh: Sean Gilmartin, Ryan Carroll, Mattie Cummins, Darragh McGovern, Jack Niland (0-2), Evan Cosgrove, Jack Mahon, Donovan Cosgrove (0-1), Liam Kelly, Oisin Mulderrig, Aidan Cosgrove, Brian Gallagher, Cian Gallagher (0-4), Tomas Keegan, Conor Mallee (1-2). Subs used: Lorcan Conroy, Niall Mulderrig, Jordan Henry (0-1), Liam Lydon.

Referee: Shane Corcoran.

Davitts 1-11 Aghamore 1-7

Davitts Ladies captured the Mayo Division 3 League title with an excellent win over Aghamore in Bekan last Sunday. Davitts would have been overwhelming underdogs going into this game as Aghamore had defeated them by sixteen points in the group stage in Ballindine several weeks previously. A big crowd witnessed an entertaining and well-contested final with the Davitts girls coming out on top after a very determined display.

Aghamore played with the assistance of the strong wind in the first half and they led by 1-5 to 0-5 at the interval. The hard-working Davitts team, who defended brilliantly throughout, would have been the happier of the two sides at the break. Rebecca Waldron and Ciara Nyland were getting through a power of hard work in the middle of the field with tremendous support from Lianne Daly, Anna Roche, Catriona Ronayne, Ciara Clarke, Eilis Ronayne, Carrie Loftus and Lorna Bourke. The first half points were scored by Rebecca Waldron, Eilis Ronayne, Katie Melvin, Carrie Loftus and Lorna Bourke. One of the highlights of that first half was a miraculous goal-line clearance by Lianne Daly, using her experience of net-minding (reluctantly) last year, to great effect. Davitts had to play the closing minutes of the first half without Catriona Ronayne, the joint captain of the side along with Katie Melvin, who was yellow carded after a textbook Kinnick tackle, one that her father Tommy perfected throughout his own distinguished playing career.

Davitts started the second half in whirlwind fashion and they hit points from Rebecca Waldron and Ciara Clarke and a superb goal from Ciara Clarke to lead by two after the first five minutes of the half. Aghamore refused to lie down though and they battled away bravely as they weathered the early Davitts storm. They scored two points to level the game but Davitts finished the game impressively. Points from Rebecca Waldron, Lorna Bourke (2) and Megan Byrne put Davitts into a four point lead before referee Sean O’Neill blew the final whistle.

Áine Mangan had a fine game in goals with Edel Fahy, Lianne Daly and Niamh Corless forming an impressive full-back line. The strong-running Anna Roche and Sinead Heneghan drove Davitts on time after time while Catriona Ronayne defended as if her life depended on it. Rebecca Waldron (0-3) excelled at midfield alongside Ciara Nyland who got the player of the match award. Ciara Clarke (1-1), Carrie Loftus (0-1) and Sinead Payne-Treacy formed a very hard-working and effective half-forward line. County star Eilis Ronayne (0-1) covered every blade of grass in her play-anywhere role. The stylish Lorna Bourke (0-3) and Katie Melvin (0-1) kept the Aghamore defence on their toes while in Leah Judge, Aoife Meehan and Megan Byrne (0-1), Davitts had three excellent subs.

The other panel members were Niamh Meehan, Allanah O Dea, Kerina Feerick, Aoife Gill, Eilis McDermott, Katie Clarke, Grace Kelly, Aoife Ronayne, Roisin Kearns, Karen Bourke, Emma Corless, Ruby Prendergast and Saoirse Melvin.

Well done to the team management of Colm Roche, Johnno Clarke, Emer Hynes and Ruth Kearns.

Davitts 3-8  Claremorris 3-9

Davitts were narrowly defeated by a battling Claremorris team in the first round of the South Mayo Junior Championship in Ballindine on Thursday evening. The game was played in very difficult conditions and, after a forgettable first half, the teams sprung into life after the break with both sides playing some great football.

Davitts led by 0-5 to 0-2 at half-time after both sides were guilty of some sloppy play and very poor shooting in the first period. Ronan McNamara (3), Ronan Kelly and Jack Devane were the scorers for the home team.

Claremorris came out fighting after the break and they shot three points in the first five minutes of the second half to level matters. Davitts points in the next four minutes from Keith Prendergast, Ronan Kelly and a Ronan McNamara goal, following some neat approach play by Cian Naughton and Keith Prendergast, had them five clear and looking good. Ciaran Treacy extended the lead to six with a 40^th minute point but a scrambled Claremorris goal two minutes later gave them a much needed boost. Davitt responded to this setback with a fantastic goal by Jack Devane in the 41^st minute, finishing superbly after great play by Johnno Clarke and Fionn McLoughlin.

The visitors refused to lie down though and points in the 44^th and 45^th minutes and a 46^th minute goal brought them right back into the game. Ronan McNamara got his second and Davitts’ third goal of the game in the 50^th minute, after being set-up by Ronan Kelly, and Davitts went four points clear. A Davitts defensive error however, in the 52^nd minute was pounced on and punished by a Claremorris goal, and the visitors levelled the match with a 55^th minute point. Claremorris took the lead for the first time in the 58^th minute and that’s the way it remained until referee Johnny Burke blew the final whistle to end a thrilling encounter.

Conor McDermott, Danny Corless, Johnno Clarke, Aidan Macken, Cian Naughton, Ronan Kelly, Jack Devane and Ronan McNamara were very good for a Davitts team who will wonder how they managed to lose this tie.

Davitts: Tristan Diskin, Conor McDermott, Donie Ronayne, Sean Keadin, Johnno Clarke, Aidan Macken, Danny Corless, Cian Naughton, John Kilkenny, Ronan Kelly (0-2), Keith Prendergast (0-1), Fionn McLoughlin, Davey Hennessy, Ronan McNamara (2-3), Jack Devane (1-1). Subs used: Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Burke Briere, Liam Macken, Colm Roche.