Postpublished at 14:25 GMT 21 December 2025
Loughrea 2-12 Slaughtneil 0-12
Captain Mark McGuigan lands a much needed score for the Ulster champions.
Loughrea 2-22 Slaughtneil 0-15 (Result)
Slaughtneil attempting to reach first All-Ireland final at sixth attempt
Odhran Crumley
Loughrea 2-12 Slaughtneil 0-12
Captain Mark McGuigan lands a much needed score for the Ulster champions.
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Brendan Rogers hits Slaughtneil's second wide.
Loughrea 2-12 Slaughtneil 0-11
Jerome McGuigan and Conor Coyle come in for Slaughtneil
Cathal O Mianain and Se McGuigan make way.
Image source, InphoSlaughtneil’s Christopher McKaigue and Johnny Coen of Loughrea
Loughrea 2-12 Slaughtneil 0-11
That is an absolute rocket into the top right hand corner of the net from Vince Morgan, the solo run before it was superb, just pure class.
That could be game over.
Image source, InphoLoughrea’s Vince Morgan scores his side’s second goal of the game
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Martin McManus fires over for Loughrea after some soccer style setup from Anthony Burns.
Loughrea 1-11 Slaughtneil 0-11
Another yellow for Loughrea, that's their fourth and this time it is Anthony Burns who goes into the book.
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Tiernan Killeen lands a score and the Slaughtneil players are sure that it had went wide.
Umpire says otherwise.
Loughrea 1-10 Slaughtneil 0-11
Chrissy McKaigue lands his second point of the game and his clubs first of the second half.
Loughrea 1-10 Slaughtneil 0-10
Shane Morgan sends a free from 65 metres wide.
That's Loughrea's ninth wide.
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Jamie Ryan hits Loughrea's eighth wide.
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Anthony Burns shows a great touch before firing over the bar.
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That first half absolutely flew by and after a shaky start Slaughtneil have settled well into this game.
Shea Cassidy has been superb with 0-7 to his name and has dragged the Derry club through some tricky moments.
That Anthony Burns goal could yet have a big say on this tight contest.
Loughrea have had three yellow cards in the first half and on another day any of those three could have been deemed worthy of a red card.
Image source, InphoHT Score in Parnell Park
Loughrea 1-9 Slaughtneil 0-10
One minute of added time at the end of this first half.
Loughrea 1-9 Slaughtneil 0-10
Another Loughrea booking and this time it is Jamie Ryan.
The Galway men are very lucky to still have 15 on the pitch.
Ruairi O Mianain shoots over.
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Slaughtneil are caught napping as a sideline is taken quickly, Caimin Killeen shoots over.
Loughrea 1-8 Slaughtneil 0-9
Loughrea hit their seventh wide.
Loughrea 1-8 Slaughtneil 0-9
Shea Cassidy lands the free to bring his tally to 0-7.
Image source, InphoLoughrea 1-8 Slaughtneil 0-8
Loughrea's Ian Hanrahan is booked for a foul on Shane McGuigan.
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Rocket from Anthony Burns to the roof of the net just as Slaughtneil looked to be settling into the game.