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Article: Derry's reign comes to an end
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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Derry 0-15
Kerry 1-15
DERRY surrendered their National Football League title at Croke
Park yesterday to complete a depressing weekend for Ulster in the
divisional finals, all four teams from the province bowing the knee
in their respective deciders.
But Oak Leaf boss Damian Cassidy, while disappointed with the
outcome of this decidedly flat encounter in a sparsely-populated
Headquarters, is unlikely to lose much sleep as a consequence of it.
Even before the match started, Cassidy had again made it clear
that he remains acutely aware his own pedigree and that of his team
will be measured by what they achieve in the much more demanding
Championship environment.
Kerry's fitness, buoyancy and ...