Ulster MFC Semi-final/ Tyrone 2-12 Armagh 0-8:Tyrone cruised through to the Ulster minor football final with a 10-point win over a very disappointing Armagh in Clones yesterday.

Tyrone got off to the perfect start when Conor O'Neill exploited a goalkeeping error to fire to the net after just 20 seconds and they led at half-time by 1-6 to 0-5.

Eight minutes after the interval Armagh midfielder Anthony McCann was dismissed for a second yellow card offence. Tyrone picked up the pace and in a blistering four-minute spell Tiarnan O'Hagan, son of former Tyrone star Damien, hit a goal while Paddy McNiece and Paul McAleer added three points between them to effectively seal victory.

TYRONE: M O'Neill; P Martin, A Girvan, C Arkinson; C McCrory, R McNab, K Mossey; M McKenna, C Harkin; P McNiece (0-3), K Coney (0-1), P Hughes; P McAleer (0-4), T O'Hagan (1-1), C O'Neill (1-1). Subs: S Curran (0-1)for C Harkin, B McNulty (0-1)for K Coney, P Harte for P McNiece, S O'Neill for P Hughes, M Rodgers for C Arkinson.

ARMAGH: S Corry; T Turley, M McConville, B McKenna; R Conlon, G McCoey, J Grimley; S Sheridan (0-1), A McCann; D Comiskey (0-1), F Hanratty (0-3), T Donnelly; J Clarke (0-1), R Clarke, M Shields. Subs: D Fearon for T Turley, E McVerry for R Clarke, A Duffy (0-1)for J Grimley, S McCreesh for T Donnelly, J Donnelly (0-1)for J Clarke.

Referee: G Walsh(Antrim).