Report
The home side had the first chance when Caolan Dohery’s corner to the back post was headed wide by Paul Grant when well placed, Buncrana replied with Alan Friel’s half volley justwide, the Swift’s Caolan Doherty brought a fine save fron Buncrana’s keeper Eoghan Doherty on 15 min, then \buncrana’s Donal Doherty failed to connect with John O’ Loughlin’s free from the left, and Decky Fullerton’s curling 20 yard shot was just off target, Buncrana took the lead on 26 min after a good period of pressure Robbie Fullerton’s ball in from the left for Stephen Mc Hugh to tap in from 6 yards, the home side responded and Chris O’ Donnell picked out Joe Mc Kinney but he shot over when well placed, then Chris Monteith had an effort from 20 yards held by O’ Doherty in the visitors net, then it was the turn of Caolan Doherty to fire over for the home side, and Joe Mc Kinney pounced on a mistake in the Buncrana defence but the keeper saved well, Buncrana had a good chance at the start of the second half but Mc Hugh dragged his shot wide, the home side had opportunities to equalise firstly Doherty held of two defenders but shot wide, then Raymond Buchanan shot wide when well placed, Buncrana then missed a great chance Fullerton’s corner found Alan Friel he heads back across box to Donal O’ Doherty who blazes over from 6 yards, and they spurned another good chance moments a poor throw in back to the home keeper was intercepted and pulled back to Kieran Mc Daid who shot wide with just keeper to beat, Buncrana increased their lead on 64 min when Mc Hugh and Alan Friel combined to set uo Adam Duffy to knock the ball in at the far post from eight yards, QPS’s Monteith had a header saved from a Buchanan cross on 84 min Alan Friel broke on the right and set up Fullerton who brought a fine save from Oisin Burke in the home net.