EirGrid ULSTER U21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Monaghan 0-15, Derry 1-8.

Playing with 14 men for the final eight minutes of the first half and finishing with 13 players proved a bridge too far for Derry as Monaghan booked their place in the Ulster U21 semi final and with something to spare at the end of this entertaining if never spectacular game that was played in chilly and greasy conditions in Inniskeen last night. Teams and Scorers: Derry: B McKinless, A Hargan, M Sweeney, D Brown, C Carville, L McGoldrick, P McElroy, N McNicholl, C McAtamney 0-1, J Kearney, D Tallon, C McFaul 0-3 (1f), N Loughlin 1-3 (0-2f), C Murphy 0-1, N Toner. Subs: R McDonnell for P McElroy, J Bradley for D Tallon, T O'Brien for C Carville, D Mullan for N Loughlin.

Monaghan: D Kirk, R Wylie, M Murnaghan, K Loughran, D Ward, B Hanratty, F Malone, C Lavelle, B Greenan 0-1, R McAnespie, D Freeman, P Keenan, C McCarthy 0-8 (6f), F McGeough 0-3, F McMahon 0-1 (f). Subs: C Meegan for D Freeman, D Meegan 0-2 for F McMahon, M McCarville for C Lavelle.

Referee: N Cullen (Fermanagh).

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