04 August 2005 TG4 Ulster Finals Reports Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! TG4 ULSTER SENIOR FINAL MONAGHAN 2-8 TYRONE 1-6 Monaghan secured back to back Ulster titles with a five point win over Tyrone at Clones yesterday. Monaghan opened the scoring in the second minute when player of the match Aisling Tierney sent over from close range. The lively Orla O Neill leveled matters with Tyrones next attack. The Farney side regained the lead through Dianne Dempsey and then went further ahead when Niamh Lynch pointed a free after Brenda Mc Anespie was fouled. Despite leading Monaghan could so easily have been behind. Caroline Kelly shot wide with the Monaghan goal gaping and then Tyrone had a goal disallowed for a dubious square ball. Monaghan also had a good chance for a goal but somehow Elaine Mallaghan got a hand to the effort from Niamh Kindlon and pushed the ball out for a 45. Catriona Brady then sent over as Monaghan worked the resulting 45m kick into a scoring position. Ann Dooher was then to hit Tyrones first score for fifteen minutes as she sent over a nice point. The sides then exchanged a couple points each before the end of the half. Veteran Brenda Mc Anespie registered two for the Farney side while Maura Kelly from all of forty three metres and substitute Clare Mc Aliskey were the scorers for the Red Hand County. At the break Monaghan led 0-6 to 0-4. Tyrone were dealt a blow on the restart when Cathy Donnelly was sinned binned for a high challenge on Dianne Dempsey. Immediately after the sin bining Tyrone went ahead when Lynette Hughes speculative cross field effort crept its way into the Monaghan goal. In fairness to Monaghan they came straight back at Tyrone and Aisling Tierney leveled the game with a nice point after some good work by the excellent Ciara Mc Guinness.. Monaghan then had purple patch were they found the net on two occasions. Elaine Mallaghan failed to hold on to a poor effort from Dianne Dempsey and Therese Mc Nally was in like a shot to fist the loose ball to the net. The in the fourteenth minute Dempsey collected a long ball out of the Monaghan defence and her rocket of a shot came of the inside of the post and behind the line. Tyrone continued to attack in the final quarter but found scores hard to come by. Maeve Mc Guirk and Eilish Gormley did send over but the closest Tyrone got to Monaghan was four points. Just as the hooter sounded Therese Mc Nally pointed a free to give Monaghan a five- point victory. Monaghan: – M.Gray, S.Courtney, C. Mc Guinness, C.Reilly, M.Lavelle, J.Greenan, J.Courtney, C.Mulligan, C.Brady (0-1), B. Mc Anespie (0-2), N.Kindlon, T. Mc Nally (1-1), A.Tierney (0-2), N.Lynch (0-1), D.Dempsey (1-1). Subs Used: – G.Mc Nally and K.Byrne Tyrone: – E.Mallaghan, S.Mc Laughlin, E.Teague, S.Keenan, C.Fox, A. Mc Closkey, C.Donnelly, M. Mc Guirk (0-1), M.Kelly (0-1), O. O Neill (0-1), l.Hughes (1-0), A.Dooher (0-1), G.Begley, E.Gormley (0-1), C.Kelly. Subs Used: – C.Mc Aliskey (0-1) and K.Daly Referee G.Corrigan (Down) TG4 ULSTER JUNIOR FINAL ARMAGH 5-7 FERMANAGH 1-7 Armagh remained on track for the All Ireland junior title when they had four goals to spare over Fermanagh in the curtain raiser in Clones yesterday. Early Fermanagh pressure paid off when Carrie Mooney sent over in the third minute however the lead was short lived as Maebh Moriarty leveled before the powerful Patricia Mc Evoy rattled the Fermanagh net and Alma O Donnell dispatched a penalty. Mc Evoy and Moriarty then added further points. Fermanagh fought hard to get back into the game and points from Emer Martin (2), Aisling Moane and Caroline Little left just four between the sides after 25 minutes. Armagh had the last say of the half as raiding wing back Dervla Toal sent over to leave the half time score 2-4 to 0-5 in favour of the Orchard girls. Armagh had a dream second half start when Mairead Tennyson found the net on their first attack. A couple of points from player of the match Caroline Little were cancelled by Alma O Donnell and Aileen Matthews. What ever chance Fermanagh had of getting back into the game were dashed by substitute Shauna O Hagan who found the net less than a minute after entering the game. Midfielder Sinead Mc Cleary then scored Armaghs last point. Fermanagh did manger a goal when Caroline Littles high kick slid of the fingers of Denise Hagan in the Armagh goal. Sharon Duncan then had a rasper come back of the crossbar but Shauna O Hagan reacted quickest to retrieve the rebound but was then upended and Armagh were awarded a second penalty. O Donnell expertly buried the spot kick and Armagh went on to become Ulster champions for the second year in succession. Armagh: – D.Hagan, C.Marley, F.Quinn, O.Murtagh, N.Smith, B.O Donnell, D.Toal (0-1), A. O Donnell (2-1), S. Mc Cleary (0-1), M. Tennyson (1-0), S.Duncan, M.Moriarty (0-2), M.Mc Alinden, A.Matthews (0-1), P.Mc Evoy (1-1). Subs Used: S. O Hagan (1-0), G.Grimley, A.Murphy, M. O Donnell Fermanagh: – U.Collins, C. O Hart, N.Curran, T. Mc Girr, S.Woods, T.Hughes, T.Melanaphy, R. Connolly, A.Moane (0-1), A.Johston, C.Little (1-3), S.Hamilton, C.Mooney (0-1), M.Mc Creesh, E.Martin (0-2). Subs Used: – M. O Boyle, S.Little, M. O Hart, G. Scullion Referee: Eileen Jones (Tyrone) Ulster Winners Share this Article 0 0