Derry 2-19 3-14 Down

Ruairi Convery was the Oak Leaf hero with a last-gasp goal

Derry claimed a superb comeback victory over their Ulster rivals in the Allianz NHL Division 2B clash at Banagher.

Down led 2-7 to 0-2 after 12 minutes with Gareth Johnson and Ciaran Coulter scoring the goals for the Mourne team.

Derry reduced the gap to 2-11 to 0-9 at the break before dominating the second half, with Ruairi Convery getting the first of his two goals from a penalty.

Johnson netted on 69 minutes to put Down ahead but Convery's second goal in the final minute won it for Derry.

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Derry: A Magill, R McCloskey, C Brunton, C McQuillan, P McGlade, S Henry, C Quinn, R Convery, K Hinphey, O McCloskey, S McCullagh, D Brunton, P Henry, P McCloskey, G Kelly.