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12th October 2021
01:38pm BST

Darren McCurry, Niall Morgan and Conn Kilpatrick were the main men causing havoc, and it looked for certain that a big upset was on the cards.
That was until injury time, when Coalisland scored two late goals consecutively to ensure victory right at the death of the match. Absolutely unbelievable scenes, and it was only the first round for both of these teams.
Last night's match was equally thrilling, with Dungannon Clarkes playing their fifth consecutive championship match in extra time.
Just to clarify, in the past two seasons, every single championship game that the Clarkes played was a draw at the end of normal time - that surely has to be some sort of record.
Dromore showed fierce heart and built on the momentum they had by overcoming Ardboe in the preliminary round, with veteran Eoin McCusker coming off the bench to hit 0-05 from play.
If you were pushed to put your money on one team however, it would be hard to ignore Errigal Ciaran, who completely destroyed Clonoe in what was the least Tyrone-type championship game of all.
The O'Rahilly's boasted a side that contained former county stars Connor McAliskey, Declan McClure and Danny McNulty.
They are also managed by Armagh legend Steven McDonnell, but that couldn't save them from suffering a 14-point defeat to Mickey Harte's home club.
Speaking of Mickey, it's actually his son, Mark Harte, who manages Errigal Ciaran, but it's the sons of another Tyrone legend who made all of the headlines.
Peter Canavan's boys, Darragh and Ruairi Canavan stole the show on that day, with Darragh hitting 1-04 and his younger sibling managing an impressive 0-05.
With teams brimming with talent and every one of them hungry for glory, bolstered by the fact that the defending champs are out and it's anyone's game now, this is going to be one hell of a championship.
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