McDermott's goal proves the difference Tyrone 1-10 Derry 0-10 A goal from Damien McDermott was enough to guarantee Tyrone victory in the Ulster MFC at Omagh on Sunday, May 28th. The win means that Derry are now through to the semi-final where they will meet Cavan. Captain Gareth Devlin was one of those in top form for the Red Hands. A personal tally of six points included the last two scores of the match as Tyrone finished strongly. The first half of the game was a much different affair. In short, Derry were dominant. Tyrone were forced to foul on numerous occasions in defence as Derry looked dangerous. Although Tyrone managed only one score from play in the first half, they faced a deficit of just two points at half-time. In the second half Devlin scored a point from a free to put just the minimum between them. When McDermott netted, Tyrone were two points in front. Another point put a goal between them but Derry refused to lie down. Points from Shane Barton, James Kielt and Niall McNicholl restored parity. Points from Toner and two from Devlin put three between them again. Derry had a late goal chance when Niall McNicholl's shot was saved by Michael O'Neill. Tyrone held on. To add insult to injury, Derry defender Danny Mulholland was dismissed for two yellow cards inside four minutes. Tyrone: M O'Neill; A Girvan, G Haughey, R McNabb; C McRory, D McDermott (1-0), S McNally (0-1); N Loughran, R McKenna; P McNeice, B Toner (0-3), C McMahon; G Devlin (0-6), T O'Hagan, J McAnnulla. Subs: C Harkin for R McKenna; D McNulty for McMahon; M McKenna for Loughran. Derry: T Mallon; B Henry, E Hergarty, D McBride; E Green (0-1), D O'Neill, D Mulholland; R O'Kane, J Monaghan (0-1), J Kielt (0-2); S Barton (0-1), B Gormley; N McNicholl (0-2), A Campbell, J McNicholl (0-3). Subs: S Dodds for Hegarty; C McKenna for Barton; A Herron for Gormley. Blood sub: S Dodds for Green. Referee Gregory Walsh (Antrim) Tweet

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