Rampant Carndonagh U-21s hit Naomh Columba for seven goals on way to last four

Cian Doherty, Will Quinn, Conor McLaughlin and Michael Noone scored the goals as Cardonagh put  Naomh Columba to the sword in the last eight of the U-21 B championship. 

The winners had 26 points to spare at the final whistle in this one-sided clash on Saturday afternoon in Foden. 

The elusive Doherty posted four of the goals while Michael O Callaghan carried the main scoring threat for Naomh Columba and ended the game with four points to his name at the finish.

Pauric Hegarty was the only other Naomh Columba player to hit the target for the men from Pairc Na nGael who lined out without the injured Shane Callaghan. 

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Carndonagh will now take on Burt in the last four next Saturday at 4pm in Buncrana. 

Carndonagh scorers: Cian Doherty 4-2,1f; Will Quinn 1-1, Conor McLaughlin 1-0, Michael Noone 1-0, Kyran Cantwell, John O’Callaghan, Daire Tully, Cian Burke, Lorcan McGonigle, Sean O’Carroll, Olan McLaughlin 0-1 each. 

Naomh Columba: Michael O’Callaghan 0-4, 1f, Pauric Hegarty 0-1. 

Carndonagh: Kyle Harkin; Conor McLaughlin, Daniel McDaid, John O’Callaghan; Senan Grant, Danny Diver, Daire Tully; Will Quinn, Cian Burke; Michael Noone, Kyran Cantwell, Lorcan McGonigle; Cian Doherty, Sean O’Carroll, Olan McLaughlin.

Subs; Josh Diver for S Grant (37); Tiernan Doherty for K Cantwell (40); Michael McCarron for D Tully (43); Oran Lafferty for D McDaid (50); Callum Kelly for C McLaughlin (5). 

Naomh Columba: Shane Ellis; Adrian Breslin, Kian Gillespie, Enda Gallagher; Eoghan Hegarty, Pauric Hegarty, Pauric Boyle; Alex Cunnea, Antoine Molloy; Con Haughey, Darragh Cunningham, Adam Cunningham; Joseph Molloy; Joesph Lyons, Michael Callaghan.

Subs; Rian Hegarty for C Haughey; Alex Gallagher for  E Gallagher, Conor O’Donoghue for A Byrne.