Eirgrid Ulster Under-21 Football Championship Quarter-Final

Monaghan 1-15 Fermanagh 0-3

Monaghan hit an unanswered 1-10 in the second half of this Eirgrid Ulster U-21 Football Championship quarter-final to put Fermanagh to the sword in Inniskeen on Wednesday night. Monaghan were 0-5 to 0-0 up after 20 minutes and although they saw their lead cut to two by half-time, they totally dominated from there on, with Fermanagh’s challenge faltering after their captain Eoin McManus was sent off in the 43^rd minute. Barry McGinn hit 1-5 for Monaghan, while Dessie Ward, Conor McCarthy and substitute Adam Treanor all chipped in with three points each as the hosts ran up a total of 1-12 from play.

Armagh, who had an even more comprehensive win over Down, will be Monaghan’s semi-final opponents at a neutral venue on Wednesday, March 30.

Monaghan: C Forde; B Kerr, M Murnaghan, K Loughran (Capt.); D Ward (0-3), J Mealiff, A Curran; N Loughman, A Lynch; R McAnespie, B McGinn (1-5, 0-1f), D Meegan; M O’Dowd, C McCarthy (0-3, 2f), F McMahon (0-1).

Subs: A Treanor (0-3) for Meegan (black card, 30), F Maguire for McMahon (40), A Kieran for Loughran (42), B McBennett for McGinn (61).

Temporary sub: N Roooney for Lynch (15-27).

Fermanagh: J Kelly; S O’Hara, J Allen, M Jordan; C McManus, C Corrigan, D Leonard; E McManus (Capt., 0-1f), P Rehill (0-1); J McCann, C McAuley, C Carney; J Flanagan, S Keenan (0-1f), D Teague.

Subs: S Rooney for Carney (H-T), T O’Hara for McCann, G Jones for McAuley (both 40), L Jones for Flanagan (53).

Referee: C Mooney (Down).