Dr McKenna Cup/Monaghan 0-8, St Mary's, Belfast 0-7: Despite playing three-quarters of the game with 14 players Monaghan managed to hold out for victory in Clones yesterday.

Monaghan's John Paul Mone was dismissed on a straight red card early in the second quarter following an off-the-ball incident with Leo Meenan.

Monaghan opened a two-point lead with St Mary's then having a great chance to take control when they were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute but Aidan McCarron's shot went wide.

Monaghan led at half-time by 0-6 to 0-3. In the 24th minute of the half Monaghan regained a three-point lead through Shane McManus.

MONAGHAN: S Duffy; K Sheerin, J Coyle, C Flanagan; J Ward, D Clerkin, JP Mone; J McElroy (0-1), F Duffy; D Freeman, T Freeman (0-2), D McArdle; S McManus (0-2), R Woods (0-3), N Corrigan. Subs: R Ronaghan for N Corrigan, D McKernan for J Ward, H McElroy for J McElroy, D Mone for S McManus, S Gollogly for R Woods.

ST MARY'S COLLEGE: K Murray; C McAleer (0-1), D Mulholland, G Smyth; P Quinn, T Hackett, M McCullagh; L O'Hare (0-1), D Gordon; R Keenan, L Meenan (0-1), T O'Neill; A McCarron (0-1), R Clarke, D McCann (0-3). Subs: M McIver for T Hackett, S Lafferty for R Clarke, M O'Kane for M McCullagh, N McVeigh for D Gordon.

Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh).