ULSTER MFC QUARTER-FINAL Monaghan 1-12 Derry 0-10: MONAGHAN STAGED a strong finish in an entertaining curtain-raiser in Celtic Park yesterday.
The sides were level at two points apiece after 10 minutes and Derry led at the break by two points – 0-6 to 0-4.
Minutes after the restart Monaghan took control with a goal and three points in a blistering six-minute spell to open a three-point gap. Shane Coyle got the goal and added two points – the other coming from Jack McCarron. There was no way back for Derry.
MONAGHAN: D McDermott; D Burns, P McGuirk, C Crowe; R Courtney, P Boyle, N McKeown; P Dooney, K Duffy (0-2); D Savage, D McKenna (0-4, one free), P McGuigan; S Coyle (1-3), A McCarey (0-1), J McCarron (0-2, free). Subs: J Kerr for P McGuigan, S McElroy for D Savage.
DERRY: P Keane; O Anderson, G Burke, P Kelly; P Ferris, C Mullen, S Murray; E McGuckin (0-2), C Bradley (0-1); A Devlin, B Herron (0-2), E McKillion; F Bell (0-1), B Quigg (0-1), K O'Neill (0-2, frees). Subs: R Bell (0-1)for C Mullen, T Rafferty for A Devlin, T Martin for O Anderson, C Devlin for B Quigg.
Referee: S McLaughlin(Donegal).
Next up . . .
Monaghan will play winners of next Sunday's tie: Tyrone v Armagh. Next Saturday, Down play Cavan and winner will play whoever emerges from June 14th quarter- final between Donegal and Antrim.
