Conor McManus converted an injury time penalty as Clontibret came back to beat Donaghmoyne.
Clontibret won out by two points, 2-9 to 13 points after the dramatic finish in the Monaghan SFC.
Donaghmoyne led six points to five at half-time. A low scoring game, impacted by the aftermath of storm Betty.
Clontibret’s Jack Gormley saw red seven minutes into the second-half as the game inched toward Donaghmoyne. Donaghmoyne had a chance to put it beyond doubt on 48 minutes.
Davy Garland sending a penalty over the bar as Donaghmoyne led 10 points to seven. In fact Donaghmoyne led by three points entered the final two minutes.
Killian Lavelle found a last minute goal to square out the game. While Donaghmoyne edged ahead a minute later, the drama wasn’t over.
Clontibret went for broke and were rewarded a penalty with injury time nearly completed.
Conor McManus stepped up and avoided the long delay to slot home his penalty into the corner and secure victory.
Mansy added time penalty for the win!! 🤍💛 pic.twitter.com/uoQK7dv24J
— Clontibret O'Neills (@clontibretclg) August 19, 2023
Clontibret winning out 2-9 to 13 points. The win makes it two from two for Clontibret who sit a top group two of the Monaghan senior football championship.
Elsewhere, Inniskeen scored a five point victory over Magheracloone. Inniskeen winning out 1-7 to 0-15. Whereas, Magheracloone's goal came from Niall Marron on eight minutes.
However, Inniskeen were always in control, leading 0-8 to 1-2 at half-time, before going onto win by five points.
Listen to Fergal Monaghan's report from Inniskeen and Magheracloone.
