Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final

Monaghan 2-11 Kildare 0-8                         28/7/18

Monaghan booked their place in the All-Ireland MFC semi-finals with a well-earned win over Kildare in Mullingar on Saturday.

Monaghan settled well after a testing start and a goal on 20 minutes by Aaron Mulligan had them 1-5 to 0-5 up at half-time. Despite playing into the elements in the second half, Monaghan upped their game, with early points by Mulligan and Seán Jones and a second goal from Donnach Swinburne pushing them well clear. A determined defensive effort kept Kildare at bay and Monaghan eventually advanced with a bit to spare to a clash with Munster champions Kerry in the last four.

Monaghan: R Farrelly; C Flood, J Doogan, S Hanratty (0-1); R Grimes, B Óg Ó Dufaigh (Capt.), M Meehan; L Power (0-1), A Moore; J McGarrell, A Mulligan (1-3, 0-2f), K Gallagher (0-1); D Swinburne (1-1), S Jones (0-4f), J Irwin.

Subs: O O’Hanlon for Power (55 mins), J Wilson for McGarrell (57), J McGeown for Grimes (59), R Hanratty for Moore (60 + 1).

Kildare: J Ball; J Lynch, C McGroary, J Hamill; S Englishby, K Kelleher, D Caulfield; l Broderick, M Kiely; P Behan (0-5, 3f), A Beirne, J Cleary; P McDermott, E O’Haire (0-2f), A Kennedy.

Subs: N Jackman for Englishby, S Reilly (0-1) for Broderick (both H-T), M Curtin for Kiely (44), S Hill for Caulfield (55), D Costello for Cleary (59), S Morrissey for O’Haire (60 + 1).

Referee: P Falloon (Down).