Slaughtneil 0-22, Kevin Lynch's 0-14 Slaughtneil remained on course for what appears an inevitable 12th successive Derry Senior Hurling Championship title with a workmanlike victory over a Kevin Lynch's team lacking the firepower to take advantage of their encouraging overall performance. The Emmet's will be unbackable favourites in the decider against Banagher and secured this eight point win at Owenbeg on Sunday without Cormac O'Doherty, Chrissy McKaigue or Sean Cassidy, a statistic which only hints at the strength in depth the reigning champions currently have over the other clubs in the county. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Derry Journal, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Lynch's drop into the Intermediate decider for which they will be favourites but they will be frustrated they didn't manage to ask more questions of their old rivals during 60 odds minutes in which they never took a backward step, but were far too reliant on frees for scores. Indeed, despite fashioning numerous decent shooting chances, only two of the Lynch's 14 scores came from play on a day when they also registered 12 wides. Having turned around seven behind at half-time on a scoreline of 0-14 to 0-7, Lynch's endeavours always kept Slaughtneil honest but six points would be as close as they got in a game in that was always intriguing without ever exploding into the real excitement a Lynch's second half goal might have brought.
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