Clann Eireann leave it late to get better of Newbridge in dramatic Ulster Club quarter-final

Newbridge (Derry) 0-12 Clann Eireann (Armagh) 0-14

Late points from Ryan Owens and Jack Conlon put the seal on a dramatic Clann Eireann victory over Derry champions Newbridge in an entertaining Ulster Senior Club Championship quarter-final at Celtic Park on Sunday.

Oisin Doherty's third point of the day for Newbridge had levelled the game for a sixth time with only three minutes remaining before Owens edged Ruairi Lavery's men back in from with only one minute left. Injury time saw the Derry club throw caution to the wind and streamed forward but that left the gap from which Conlon grab the insurance score after a turnover deep in his own half.

It was a harsh finish for a Newbridge team who had contributed fully to a great spectacle but the Clann Eireann just about deserved to edge through to a semi-final meeting with Tyrone's Errigal Ciaran.

With both sides setting up as they had in their respective county final victories, there was more than the odd similarity in an opening half that saw 14 fist half scores from 12 different scorers.

Armagh county forward Conor Turbitt was the main threat to Newbridge hopes with Killian Burke the O'Leary's defender detailed to curtail the influence of 2024 All Star's influence, not an easy task as the opening 30 odd minutes unfolded into an open encounter.

And with Odhran McGlone picking up 'Footballer of the Year' nominee Barry McCambridge and Derry talisman Conor Doherty being shadowed by Clann's Sean McCarthy, the pitch was littered with fascinating individual battles.

The Armagh threat was evident as early as the opening minute when McCambridge teed up 'Turbo' Turbitt for the game opening score which had the Clanns ahead for only a few seconds as Conleth McGrogan levelled before two