Tyrone book their semi spot

Tyrone 0-15 Monaghan 1-5: ALL-IRELAND MINOR champions Tyrone booked an Ulster semi-final place with a seven-point win at Brewster…

Tyrone 0-15 Monaghan 1-5:ALL-IRELAND MINOR champions Tyrone booked an Ulster semi-final place with a seven-point win at Brewster Park last night.

The Red Hands hit nine points without reply, including two from blood sub Daniel McNulty, who was only on the field for two minutes, and three from Darren McCurry, to lead by 0-9 to 0-2 at half-time.

Monaghan substitute Mark McGuirk breathed new life into his side with a 1-2 salvo in the opening eight minutes of the second half.

But the defending champions regrouped and finished strongly with points from subs Enda McGahan and McNulty.

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TYRONE: M McReynolds; M McAleer, S Molloy, B Burns; M Heagney (0-2), C McAleer, M Jones; P Barker, N Donaghy; M Cassidy, J Munroe, R Devlin (0-2); D McCurry (0-3, two frees), C McCullagh, S Hackett (0-3). Subs: D McNulty (0-3, one free, one 45) for Donaghy (blood), E McGahan (0-2, both frees) for Cassidy, McNulty for Munroe, R Mayse for McCurry, R Brennan for Heagney, S Quinn for McGahan.

MONAGHAN: C Forde; F Malone, P Finnegan, R Wylie; P Keenan, C Lavelle, B Greenan; J McGuigan, C Boyle (0-1); K Rudden, M Boyce, C Cromwell; T Kerr, F McGeough (0-1), P Greene. Subs: D Courtney for Finnegan, M McGuirk (1-3, three frees) for Kerr

Referee: I Molloy (Donegal).