The seemingly unlikely comeback on the finish of regulation got here after a dramatic second-half that had begun with Scotstown main 0-6 to 0-1.
Kilcoo had been taking part in into the appreciable wind within the first half with the situations hampering their attacking efforts.
Regardless of a sizeable edge in possession by the opening interval, there have been simply 5 minutes till the break earlier than they registered their sole rating of the primary half.
The purpose was supplied by Eugene Branagan, however even the wavering trajectory of the ball because it bisected the posts was proof of the difficulties endured by the Down facet’s gamers when taking pictures into the swirling breeze.
By that stage, Beggan had already kicked the primary pair of two-pointers amongst his tally and there appeared just one winner when his facet’s lead was stretched to eight halfway by the second half.
However, having struggled to search out their vary with the wind at their backs within the early phases of the second half, Kilcoo belatedly mastered the situations to reel Scotstown in.
Devlin lastly acquired his facet off the mark within the second half with a two-pointer 13 minutes after the restart, with the ahead including an extra three factors because the Down champions lower the deficit to solely some extent within the closing phases.
A drilled effort from Kieran Hughes was matched by Tommy Mallen from simply contained in the arc, earlier than Beggan stepped up with one other two-pointer to offer his facet that seemingly essential three-point cushion heading into damage time.
However his Kilcoo counterpart Niall Kane answered in sort with the clock already effectively within the purple.
Fairly than mere comfort, Kilcoo regained possession with the three minutes of indicated added time already up and Callum Rogers gathered and spun brilliantly to ship the sport into additional time.
Fairly than be flattened by letting the long-sought title slip from their grasp, Scotstown lifted themselves from the ground in extra-time with Beggan kicking two frees and a forty five, along with three factors from Conor McCarthy, to finish their 36-year wait.
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