The Garland brothers stole the show at the Athletic Grounds as defending champions Monaghan dumped Tyrone out of the Ulster minor football championship.
Sixteen-year-old David grabbed two goals, while older sibling Shane pulled off two brilliant saves late in the game to foil Tyrone’s comeback.
Francis Maguire sprinted through a gaping hole in the Tyrone defence to drill home the first goal for Monaghan after 11 minutes, and with the help of two delightful David McAllister points, they led by 1-5 to 0-1 at the end of the opening quarter.
Twenty minutes had elapsed when McAllister drifted over to the left wing to hoist a dropping ball into the goalmouth, where David Garland punched to the net.
In stoppage time, the pair combined for a carbon copy goal, and the reigning Ulster champions went in at the break with a massive ten points lead, 3-6 to 0-5.
But Tyrone dragged themselves off the floor and back into contention with a much -improved second-half showing.
Cormac O’Hagan, Lee Brennan, Conor McKenna, Enda McGarrity and substitute Conan McLernon all knocked over points as Tyrone finally started to function.
McKenna fired a shot into the side netting and had two more superbly saved by Shane Garland in the closing stages.
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