Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final

Monaghan 1-12 Tyrone 0-14                                    15/6/14

Monaghan made a winning start to their defence of the Ulster SFC title when they held out in a nerve-wracking finish to Sunday’s quarter-final against Tyrone in Clones. Conor McManus made a surprise start to captain Monaghan and converted six frees from as many attempts, while Dermot Malone scored the all-important goal on 41 minutes which gave Malachy O’Rourke’s side enough breathing space to hold off Tyrone’s late charge by the narrowest of margins.

Full report to follow…

Monaghan: R Beggan (0-2, 1f, 1 ’45); C Walshe, D Wylie, R Wylie; D Mone, V Corey, F Kelly (0-2); D Clerkin, D Hughes; D Malone (1-0), K Duffy, P McKenna; C McGuinness, K Hughes (0-2), C McManus (Capt., 0-6f).

Subs: C Boyle for Duffy, P Donaghy for McKenna (both H-T), S Gollogly for McGuinness (53 mins), K O’Connell for Boyle (60), P Finlay for Malone (black card, 60), J McCarron for D Hughes (black card, 66).

Tyrone: N Morgan (0-2, 1f, 1 ’45); R McNamee, Justin McMahon, A McCrory; M Donnelly (0-3), R McNabb, P Harte; C Cavanagh, C Grugan; M Penrose, S Cavanagh (Capt., 0-2), C McGinley (0-1); D McCurry (0-4, 2f), S O’Neill, R O’Neill.

Subs: C Gormley for McNabb (H-T), K Coney for Grugan, C McAliskey (0-2, 1f) for R O’Neill (40), Mark Donnelly for McGinley (52), PJ Lavery for McCurry (black card, 59).

Referee: E Kinsella (Laois).