After suffering relegation to the Junior Championship in his first year in charge, John Reihill will now have the opportunity to deliver back-to-back championship titles to Lisnaskea.

The Emmets have charged into this year’s final and have picked up some impressive results throughout the year with their prowess in front of goal a huge strength.

“It was a game we were on top in for most of the time,” Reihill said.

“We had a lot of possession and were able to get scores early, 1-04 to no score at one stage. They got a penalty and two points before we pulled away on score board before halftime.”

Goals are crucial in football and seven in a championship semi-final doesn’t happen often but Reihill admitted his relief in the end after a late Tempo push.

“The second half was tight and they scored goals out of nothing which always left it tight,” he added.

“We were glad to see it out. Yes as a group delighted with the win and with our progress. Performances have improved and all the lads are working hard.

"I’m delighted for Johnny Feeley who is the coach and he puts in a tremendous amount of work to get the lads ready for each individual match.

"I’ve said before that last year was so important to us as a building block, to win the junior get success and has helped the mentality of the players.

"As they say, success breeds success. Hopefully not only the team enjoy the next couple of weeks but the club and town too get a real buzz from being in another final.”

Joint Tempo manager Ryan Cassidy admitted Lisnaskea’s strong start played a pivotal role in the game’s outcome.

“Ultimately very disappointing to lose the game,” he said. “First 15 minutes, Lisnaskea started very strongly and we weren’t at the level we’d expect.

"We battled to stay within touching distance but Lisnaskea’s goal right before halftime probably proved to be the decisive score.”

Tempo narrowly missed out on promotion to Division One this year after a one-point loss to Teemore on the final day and again it was fine margins that saw them defeated on Sunday.

“The second half was much improved and we probably just ran out of time,” Cassidy added.

“The lads never gave up and how they played to the end, particularly in the last quarter is a testament to what they’re all about.”