Tyrone and Armagh collect Minor League Titles

Ulster Minor Football League Final:
Tyrone 1-10 Derry 0-08

Tyrone lifted the Ulster Minor League title at Cloneswhen they defeated Derry by five points. Derry were the more impressive team prior to the half time break but Tyrone did get a goal through wing forward Ruairi Sludden to leave it 1-2 to 0-5 at the break.

It was point for point early in the second half but a couple of Tyrone substitutions swung the game in the Red Hands favour with late scores from McNulty, Brennan, Sludden and Carroll proving vital. Team captain Sean Hackett received the cup from Ulster GAA official Joe Jordan.

Tír Eoghain: Daire Martin, Ruairi Mullan, Padraig Hampsey, Caolan Harvey, Conor Mallon, Caolan Corr, Peter McKenna, Diarmuid Carroll (0-1), Sean Molloy, Kieran McGeary (0-1), Cormac O’Neill, Ruairi Sludden (1-1), Darragh Kavanagh, Sean Hackett (0-4), Michael Cassidy.
Subs: Rory Brennan (0-1) for Corr, Danny McNulty (0-2) for Kavanagh, Anthony Devlin for O’Neill
Doíre: Christopher Bradley, Conor Gallagher, Ryan McDonnell, Gary Doyle, Gareth McKinless, Conor McAtamney, Conor Carville, Ryan Dougan (0-1), Peter Cassidy, Gerard Bradley, Ryan Bell (0-1), James Kearney (0-1), Ciaran McFaul (0-3), Terence O’Brien (0-2), Danny Tallon.
Subs : Liam McGoldrick for McAtamney, Ryan Moore for Tallon

Ulster Minor Football Shield Final:
Armagh 1-15 Derry 0-06

The Shield competition is designed to give those teams who finish in third and fourth place in the groups extra games and Armagh defeated Donegal in the curtain raise to the league final by 1-15 to 0-06. Armagh were much stronger throughout against an understrength Donegal side who will be a different proposition in the championship. Team captain Sean Connell received the cup from Ulster GAA official John Connolly.

Ironically, the winners of the League and the Shield will now face one another in the ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter Final on Sunday 10th June.