Slaughtneil through as fans vent frustration at Owenbeg
O'Neill's Senior Football Championship:
Slaughtneil 0-10, Magherafelt 0-05
FIVE THOUSAND spectators piled through the turnstiles at Owenbeg on Sunday evening for what was billed as the game of the weekend.
Football logic dictates the ‘best time to catch the champions’ is the first round and the draw appeared to have served up a cracker with genuine contenders Magherafelt awaiting Slaughtneil.
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Hide AdWhat followed was the opposite entertainment; the opposite of the spectacle those fans had anticipated with scenes in the minutes leading up to the interval prompting ironic cheers - and even a few boos - when the referee sounded for half time.