Two late goals copper-fasten Cockhill Celtic win over Letterkenny Rovers

Ulster Senior League champions Cockhill Celtic claimed the points in a hard fought encounter with two late goals adding gloss to the scoreline.

Cockhill Celtic 3
Letterkenny Rovers 0

Playing with the breeze, Cockhill started on top forcing a succession of corners but the closest they came to opening the scoring was on 13 minutes when Adam Duffy controlled and swiveled well, but his half volley found the side netting.

Letterkenny settled and had a spell of possession of their own but, on the occasions they breached the Cockhill defence, Harry Doherty was alert and cleared.

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Cockhill broke the deadlock on 34 minutes with the move of the match. Stephen Duffy gained possession just inside the Rovers half and released Garbhan Friel on the right. His first time ball across the box was expertly finished by the arriving Adam Duffy.

Letterkenny weren't fazed and almost equalised just minutes later when O'Brien's free kick was pushed away by Doherty before forcing Doherty into an even better save, low to his left, two minutes before half time.

The second half was a tense affair with Cockhill content to sit in and be dangerous on the break. Rovers were unable to mount any sustained pressure and the home side reasserted dominance and settled the game in the last ten minutes with two goals.

Adam McLaughlin's corner was headed in at the far post by Lee McColgan before another fantastic delivery from McLaughlin, this time from a free kick, was glanced home by Oisin McColgan.