The Division Two league meeting between Lisnaskea and Tempo will have little bearing on their upcoming Intermediate Championship semi-final according to Skea boss, John Rehill.

And he will be hoping it is not the case as Tempo came out on top on that occasion.

The sides face off in Donagh on Sunday afternoon for a place in the Intermediate showpiece and it marks an impressive journey for Skea under Reihill's guidance.

Having been relegated to Junior football they stormed to victory in that competition in 2023 and are now two games away from Senior Championship football.

But first, Tempo.

Reihill was at the quarter-final game as Tempo staged a strong closing quarter to run out six-point winners.

And the Skea boss saw the threats the Maguires pose to his side: "Tempo came out strong winners against Derrylin.

"In the second-half with their size physicality and the breeze behind them they were comfortable I thought.

"They are well-drilled, have good experience in the team and will be hard for anyone to beat."

Looking back on the league game, Reihill continued: "Our league game was competitive and although we had a poor start we took the lead in the second-half only to finish off the game poorly and the best team won. I don’t think it will have a major impact in this game things have moved on from that and both teams have momentum coming into the semi so it makes for a close competitive game."

Reihill described Tempo as "an experienced, robust team" with the likes of Ryan and Aidan Breen and Tiarnan Bogue giving them a strong platform but he added: "As a unit, they will be formidable opponents for us."

However, Reihill is happy with how Skea have prepared after topping their group to go straight to the semi-final.

Having drawn with Irvinestown in the opening fixture, they had impressive wins over Derrylin and St. Patrick's Donagh.

"We are confident that we have prepared well and feel we can perform at this level and as in the league give any team a competitive match," said Reihill who dismissed that this was "bonus territory" for Skea having only come up from Junior.

"We have performed well throughout the year, a win away from promotion. Lisnaskea should be fighting for silverware every year with a club with its tradition. We are here by merit and hopefully we show that on Sunday."

Reihill added that he hoped the Lisnaskea community feel pride for their senior team: "I hope the players, club and community feel some sense of pride in the improvement in the performances and results over the last two years.

"It would be good for the club to feel some pride again in its senior team."

A win on Sunday will see that improvement continue and pride increase.