Tyrone sneaked past neighbours and rivals Monaghan to make it into the semi-finals with a two-point victory in the first match on Saturday evening. The Red Hand county led 0-9 to 0-7 at the break, and despite a surge from Monaghan, two late points from Sean Cavanagh and Ronan O'Neill sealed the victory. Tyrone lost Martin Penrose to a straight red card, following a tunnel incident that occured just after the first-half whistle was blown. The match will be most remembered for pundit Joe Brolly's extraordinary tirade against Tyrone's gamesmanship, and in particular midfielder Sean Cavanagh. Do check it out, it's a must-watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EYe42Lln4
Tyrone: P McConnell, D Carlin, C Clarke, C McCarron, C McGinley, P Harte, C Gormley, C Cavanagh, S Cavanagh, Mattie Donnelly, Mark Donnelly, J McMahon, D McCurry, S ONeill, M Penrose.
Subs (5): P MCNeice for McMahon, A Cassidy for McCurry, R McNabb for McNeice, R ONeill for S ONeill, P Kane for Mark Donnelly
Scorers (8): S Cavanagh (0-05, 2f), J McMahon (0-02), D McCurry (0-02, 2f), C Clarke (0-01), C McGinley (0-01), P Harte (0-01), Mattie Donnelly (0-01), R ONeill (0-01)
Monaghan: R Beggan, K Duffy, D Wylie, C Walshe, V Corey, N McAdam, D Mone, O Lennon, D Hughes, P Finlay, S Gollogly, D Malone, P Donaghy, K Hughes, C McManus.
Subs (4): D Clerkin for Malone, C McGuinness for Donaghy, T Freeman for Finlay, J McCarron for Walshe
Scorers (6): C McManus (0-06, 4f), P Finlay (0-02, 2f), S Gollogly (0-01), K Hughes (0-01), D Clerkin (0-01), C McGuinness (0-01)
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
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