Match Report Sunday 11th May 2025
HML Plant Hire Division One League Play Off
Cockhill Celtic Youths 0
QPS 2
In excellent conditions at Maginn Park QPS clinched the first division title with a deserved two nil success. In a tight opening half the first chance fell to Cockhill after a PJ Doherty ball over the top send Darragh McDermott clear on the right side and he advanced into the area but dragged his effort past the far post. QPS had a similar chance at the other end midway through the half when keeper Jason McCallion’s long free broke off two defenders into the path of Conor Barrow who advanced and saw his left footed effort from a tight angle gathered by Jordan McLaughlin. Cockhill had another chance on 35 minutes after a defensive lapse allowed Conor Allen to burst into the area but McCallion was superbly off his line to block at his feet. Within a minute QPS opened the scoring after Lee Barr s free saw Darragh McIntyre get a head to the ball ahead of defenders and keeper Mclaughlin to see the ball fall kindly to Oisin McIntyre to slot home from six yards. Cockhill had the final half chance of the first half when Mason McDaid’s cross from the right found McDermott who headed just wide at the back post. QPS started the second half well and when Lee Barr slid in in midfield to find Barrow on the right his sliced cross drifted just over McLaughlin’s crossbar. They went close again midway through the half from an inswinging Conor Barrow corner when the ball came off a cluster of players but Conor McDaid cleared off the line. Cockhill tried hard to get back into the game but got no chance from the Point back four. It was QPS who had the final chance in the closing minutes when good play from Oisin McIntyre found substitute Cillian McElhinney who in turn released another substitute Lee Rutherford on the right hand side of the area but his low effort as well blocked by Jordan McLaughlin. QPS saw the remaining minutes out to clinch promotion back to the premier division as league champions while Cockhill will have an early chance to avenge this defeat when the two teams clash next Saturday in the Charlie O Donnell Memorial Cup final.
Cockhill Celtic Youths
HML Plant Hire Division One Champions, Q.P.S.
QPS scorers from left, Conor Barrow & Oisin McIntyre with goalkeeper Jason McCallion.
On right QPS coach Michael McColgan with Cockhill Celtic Youths coach Seamus Donaghey.