Naomh Conaill pay the penalty as Cargin squeeze through

Cargin 2-13 Naomh Conaill 2-13 (Cargin win 4-1 on penalties)

Erin's Own, Cargin held their nerve in penalties after an epic battle against Donegal's Naomh Conaill at Corrigan Park to advance into the Ulster Club semi-final.

Twice the Antrim champions had Kevin McShane to thank, firstly when getting a touch to the net with the last act of normal time to rescue a draw and again at the end of extra-time with an audacious score to force the spot-kicks.

The Glenties men will be wondering just how they lost out having seemed to have the game won on a couple of occasions, but Cargin just refused to lose, furled by past disappointments on the provincial stage.

The first half of this game gave little indication of the drama to come as Naomh Conaill - aided by the wind - led 0-06 to 0-03 at the break with their best on the day, Jeaic Mac Ceallbhuí, prominent, while Cargin seemed to get a little bit of luck as a Michael McCann shot that appeared to have tailed wide given as a score - perhaps it was going to be their day.

But then Cargin seemed to gather a head of steam, rattling off three points on the spin through Jamie Gribbin, Pat Shivers and Tomás McCann and after an exchange of points, they seemed to be in a healthy position with Naomh Conaill's Keelan McGill black-carded on 49 minutes.

But thence what seems a big moment as the Glenties men broke for the kick-out with Odhran Doherty racing clear and he had support, picking out John O'Malley to find the net.

That goal separated the sides deep in stoppage time as McGuinness then also saw black, but with the last play of the game from a 45, Michel McCann went short to brother Tomás who dropped in an inviting ball with McShane getting the loch to the net to force extra-time with the