Shane McGuigan kicks a free for Slaughtneil.
AIB All Ireland Club SFC Quarter-Final
Slaughtneil (Derry) 2-11 St Kiernan's (London) 0-5
By Darran Hannon at Greenford, London
Slaughtneil's incredible year continued as they eased into the AIB All Ireland Club Semi finals at the expense of London's St Kiernan's.
Despite an even start where the sides exchanged points, the strong running game of Slaughtneil's midfield soon came to the fore.
Receiving a kick out in the corner back position, Slaughtneil's Padraig Cassidy set off on an energetic run which resulted in a great hand pass to set up Christopher Bradley.
The pacy forward made no mistake as he found the net from an acute angle. It proved a pivotal moment as Slaughtneil continued their momentum.
With minutes left in the first half, a hopeful ball into Kiernans goal mouth caused indecision between goalie and corner back, leaving Slaughtneil's Se McGuigan free to punch a further goal for the Ulster champions.
Captain Adrian Moyles talks to the rest of the St Kiernans players following the game.
An encouraging start to the second half for Kiernans saw their talisman Adrian Moyles notch two scores from frees, however it didn't take Mickey Moran's men in maroon long to reassert their authority putting an end to any potential come back by the Londoners.
The next four scores went to the Ulster side, with accurate free taking from both Paul Bradley and Shane McGuigan a real feature of their play.
After a raft of substitutions the game fizzled out as a contest as Slaughtneil booked their place in the penultimate round.
Scorers for Slaughtneil: C Bradley 1-1, Shane McGuigan 0-4 (3 fs), Se McGuigan 1-0, Paul Bradley 0-3 (3fs), C O'Doherty 0-2, Patsy Bradley 0-1.
Scorers for St Kiernan's: A Moyles 0-3 (3fs), M O'Donoghue 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1.
Slaughtneil: A McMullan; F McEldowney, B Rogers, K McKaigue; P McNeill, C McKaigue, K Feeney; P Bradley, P Cassidy; S McGuigan, P Bradley, M McGrath; C Bradley, S McGuigan, C O'Doherty.
Subs: S Cassidy for P Bradley, P Kearney for F McEldowney, G Bradley for P Bradley, R Bradley for C Bradley.
St Kiernan's: B Mulrooney; K Curran, I McGough, D Quinn; P Begley, S Curran, M Mulholland; J Moran, C Og Greene; T Waters, A Moyles, D Ryan; M Callery, P Finn, M O'Donoghue
Subs: T Moriarty for P Finn.
