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Three Scores To Win A Match

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Interesting to read about the Antrim team winning a match with three scores. Funnily enough, I was at a Louth senior semi-final in 2004, where the eventual champions beat their nearest neighbours and great rivals, by 2-0 to 0-5. If memory serves me right, all scores were in the first half. And despite the lack of scores, it was a very entertaining match.
Which leads me to ask, has any team in recent years won a senior competitive match with one score, or even with a combined points total of less than 6 points?

LaLu (Louth) - Posts: 233 - 19/04/2018 16:36:56    2093995

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Dunloy 3-0 Ballymena 0-8.

Goals win matches!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 19/04/2018 16:57:30    2093999

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Replying To LaLu:  "Interesting to read about the Antrim team winning a match with three scores. Funnily enough, I was at a Louth senior semi-final in 2004, where the eventual champions beat their nearest neighbours and great rivals, by 2-0 to 0-5. If memory serves me right, all scores were in the first half. And despite the lack of scores, it was a very entertaining match.
Which leads me to ask, has any team in recent years won a senior competitive match with one score, or even with a combined points total of less than 6 points?"
LaLu would you believe that semi-final between the Pats and Cooley was in 2003, 15 years ago. Can't believe that. The half-time score was Pats 2-00 Cooley 0-04. There was only one point scored in the second half. In 2004 the Pats beat Cooley in the senior final on a score-line of 0-07 to 0-06. This was the lowest winning tally in a county final in 70 years since Glyde beat the Tones in 1934 senior final.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 19/04/2018 18:58:52    2094013

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Replying To LaLu:  "Interesting to read about the Antrim team winning a match with three scores. Funnily enough, I was at a Louth senior semi-final in 2004, where the eventual champions beat their nearest neighbours and great rivals, by 2-0 to 0-5. If memory serves me right, all scores were in the first half. And despite the lack of scores, it was a very entertaining match.
Which leads me to ask, has any team in recent years won a senior competitive match with one score, or even with a combined points total of less than 6 points?"
Cork City beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 . Goal scored in the 2nd minute.
20m free kick went in of the underside of the bar.

Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 19/04/2018 20:10:34    2094024

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Better still, two of the goals were scored in the closing minutes of the game (1 in injury time) with the other (Dunloys 1st goal/score of the game) coming in the 47th minute.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 19/04/2018 20:46:50    2094027

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Tipp won a final with 1-01 to no score

maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1196 - 19/04/2018 20:56:57    2094028

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My senior debut for my club in 1988 ended in a 0-3 each draw.

FootblockREF (Monaghan) - Posts: 563 - 20/04/2018 12:49:23    2094101

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The 1946 Longford Senior Championship Final ended on a scoreline of Dromard 0-0, Ballymahon 0-0. I kid you not!!! Dromard won the replay 1-4 to 0-4.

arcadia (Longford) - Posts: 221 - 20/04/2018 14:13:19    2094112

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The first Longford Senior Championship Final in 1890 ended Colmcille 1-0, Rathcline 0-4. Back then the scoring was a bit 'rock-paper-scissors' with goals beating points. Hence Colmcille were the winners.

arcadia (Longford) - Posts: 221 - 20/04/2018 14:17:40    2094113

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Lavey 1-0 Newbridge 0-2. South Derry SFC final 1943.

M Lyster (Antrim) - Posts: 461 - 20/04/2018 22:24:36    2094158

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Replying To maroondiesel:  "Tipp won a final with 1-01 to no score"
They did but I'm pretty sure that was in 1884 and it was 25 a side.
There was a time when one goal was worth more than any number of points!

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 21/04/2018 10:45:09    2094180

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