Monaghan 2-11 Tyrone 1-6:MONAGHAN captured the Ulster senior football crown for the first time since 2005 with a 2-11 to 1-6 victory against Tyrone last night at Brewster Park, Enniskillen.

Monaghan raced into a 0-7 to 0-0 lead after just 16 minutes, but Gemma Begley's goal for Tyrone after 21 minutes revived the Red Hand challenge. However, Monaghan struck back just two minutes later through Therese McNally and Monaghan held a 1-7 to 1-4 half-time lead.

Tyrone reduced the deficit to just a single point, 1-7 to 1-6, with 14 minutes remaining.

However, Monaghan hit an unanswered 1-4 in the closing quarter to run out convincing eight-point winners.