Coa captain Gary Lynch feels that the O’Dwyers will be a different proposition on Friday night when they take on Belnaleck than they were when the sides met a few weeks away in the last encounter between the sides.

On that occasion Belnaleck secured victory by the narrowest of margins to book their place in the final with Coa having to go the backdoor route and defeat Brookeboro to clinch their spot in the decider.

However, Lynch says that on Friday night Coa will have the strongest squad that they have had all year available to them.

“We have our full panel to pick from for the first time this year. We have boys home from working away and a few of the soccer boys are available for selection so I think it will be a different game to that last one.

“With Ballinamallard playing on Wednesday night and having nothing on Saturday Leon (Carters) and Cathal (Beacom) can concentrate solely on the game and also Lee McQuaid is home and he is a big player for us,” said the O’Dwyers captain.

Lynch reckons that having had to go the backdoor route has worked in Coa’s favour as they got more game time under their belts coming into the final.

“I think we benefitted from the extra game,” he said. “Belnaleck won their semi-final but they’ve had no game inbetween whereas after we were beaten we had to play Brookeboro for a place in the final and that gave us a bit more game time.” He does though believe that there will be little separating the sides when the final whistle goes at Brewster Park on Friday night and he stresses that Coa can’t afford to give away goals like they did in the last game between the sides.

“In the semi-final we gave away two bad goals in the second half and in the end there was only a point in it. I think it is going to be another tight game with only a point or two in it either way.

“When it comes down to us and Belnaleck they are always tight games so we’re expecting a tough game that goes right down to the wire and I’m sure Belnaleck are expecting that too,” he added.

Lynch also states that there is the added incentive for the winner of not only moving up a level in the championship next year but also having the possibility of a run in Ulster.

“There is the carrot of getting a wee run in Ulster which we would love and would be great for either club. Obviously a win would also see the winner go up a grade and it would be good next year to have the chance to test yourself against better opposition in the Intermediate Championship which was very competitive this year.”