Down SFC: Saul hold off Castlewellan comeback to claim historic quarter-final spot

Down Morgan Fuels Senior Club Championship Round 3:Castlewellan 2-9 Saul 1-13Saul made history after withstanding a late, frantic Castlewellan rally to secure their first Down Senior Club Championship quarter-final in their 94-year history.Down captain Pierce Laverty was immense and top scorer Philip Doran purred with class when his Saul side needed him most.Castlewellan Town weren’t far away and on another night probably would have forced extra-time. There was little to choose between the teams at half-time with the Town leading by the minimum.It was an open end-to-end contest played at a windy Eoghan Rua Pairc in Kilcoo, but the score stayed low in the first half. It didn’t look that way initially because Justin Magilton had palmed into the Castlewellan net with only 21-seconds on the cl