Iniskeen have put an end to Clontibret’s defence of the Greenfield Foods Monaghan Senior Football Championship beating the reigning champions 2-8 to 11 points.
Oisin McConville’s team trailed by eight points to threat half-time but an early second half goal by Sean Jones set the tone for a great comeback.
Clontribret held a three-point buffer with as many minutes of normal time remaining before Iniskeen registered three successive points to restore parity with Andrew Woods kicking the equaliser.
Andrew Woods then scored a last-gasp goal to knock out the 2019 county champions and set up a quarter-final meeting with Truagh next Sunday.
While Magheracloone took second spot in group one as they scored a 1-16 to 2-7 win over Donaghmoyne.
Elsewhere, Carrickmacross also sealed their place in the quarter-finals following a convincing 1-13 to 0-9 victory over Latton.
The result was never in doubt as Mattie McGleenan’s team led by nine points to two at the break.
A Stephen O’Hanlon goal in the second half helped them to a seven-point victory and they can now look forward to taking on Magheracloone in the quarter-final stage next week.
| Group One | ||||||||
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | For | Against | Difference | Pts |
| Ballybay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 7 |
| Magheracloone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 |
| Inniskeen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 4 |
| Clontibret | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 3 |
| Donaghmoyne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 1 |
| Group Two | ||||||||
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | For | Against | Difference | Pts |
| Scotstown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 8 |
| Truagh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 6 |
| Carrickmacross | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 4 |
| Latton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 2 |
| Castleblayney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 0 |
