Naomh Conaill's three-in-a-row bid was stopped in Donegal as St Eunan's overcame the champions with a late winner.
A typically tight and intense Donegal championship quarter final looked to be heading for extra-time with the teams tied 0-9 apiece after 63 minutes.
St Eunan's snatched the game at the death however thanks to a late winner from Eoin McGeehin.
The corner forward evaded the Naomh Conaill defence, popping up in a pocket of space before raising a white flag under ferocious pressure.
The team coached by former Donegal player Brendan Devenney looked to be well on their way to victory leading by 0-7 to 0-3 at half-time only for Naomh Conaill to reel off unanswered points in a row after the break.
Darragh Mulgrew and Young Footballer of the Year nominee Ciaran Moore struck back for St Eunan's before super-sub McGeehin kicked the winner.
Eoin McGeehin of St Eunans. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Naomh Conaill have won four of the last five county titles but the Letterkenny club have been their biggest rivals in recent times, winning the 2021 decider.
Naomh Conaill turned the tables in the 2022 decider and knocked them out again in the 2023 semi-final.
Naomh Conaill, winners of the last two, four of the last five and having been in every final since 2017, are knocked out in Donegal thanks to Eoin McGeehin’s winning score for St Eunan’s - the only team to have beaten Naomh Conaill since 2019, now twice.
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But this was St Eunan's day. Speaking to Highland Radio after the game, Devenney praised his side's 'bottle.'
"You have to give respect to Naomh Conaill. They are great champions. That team has been there and done it all.
"When Naomh Conaill went back into the lead, any neutral would think it was their game to win.
"It took a tremendous amount of bottle from our boys after the last couple of years, and after being in the lead, to turn the momentum around."
"Eoin McGeehin came on, a brilliant finisher, if he's on the end of it, the ball is going over the bar. He's a fantastic footballer."
