Derry outclass Queen's

Derry 4-16 Queen’s 1-7: A TOTALLY dominant second half display saw Derry dismantle an outclassed Queen’s side at Celtic Park…

Derry 4-16 Queen's 1-7:A TOTALLY dominant second half display saw Derry dismantle an outclassed Queen's side at Celtic Park last night. The Students were hit after the interval with goals from Seamus Bradley, Joe Diver and Raymond Wilkinson.

DERRY: J Deighan; M McGoldrick, G McLaughlin, G O’Kane; C Kielt (0-1), M Lynch (0-2), L Hinphey; F Doherty (0-2), Patsy Bradley; A McCartney (0-3), R Wilkinson (1-1), A McLaughlin; S Bradley (1-3, three frees), K O’Neill (1-0), G McShane (0-1, free). Subs: J Diver (1-0) for A McLaughlin (half-time), E Bradley (0-3, one free) for G McShane (half-time), B McGuigan for L Hinphey (45), J O’Kane for G McLaughlin (45), Paul Bradley for S Bradley (58).

QUEEN’S: F Murphy; B Martin, L O’Neill, O Costello; M Gallagher, Declan O’Hagan, N McShane; J Ireland (0-2, frees), M Sweeney; C McGovern (0-3, frees), N McElroy, C McCullough; R McWilliams, B Cox (1-1), Kieran Leonard. Subs: G McAleese (0-1, free) for K Leonard (29), S Barton for C McGovern (half-time), D McVey for R McWilliams (48), H Gallagher for Costello (48), Luke Byrne for McCullagh (59).

Referee: R O’Donnell (Donegal)

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