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TAKEN FROM TYRONE GAA WEBSITE www.tyronegaa.ie
Despite scoring just twice in
the second half, Tyrone hold on to beat Down cosily
by four points, thanks to a very good first half
display, the result leaving the Red Hands still
in contention for a semi-final place as they now
prepare to meet Donegal in their final group game
in Ballyshannon on Sunday, while Down take on
UUJ on Sunday and Donegal on Wed next.
69 minutes: Ronan Sexton leaves
the visitors trailing by four points after sustained
Down pressure, moments after Conor Gormley comes
on for his first appearance of the year in place
of injured Dromore defender Cathal McCarron (Tyrone
3-5 Down 1-7)
61 minutes: Packie Downey hits
Down’s third point in a row from long-range
as the Mournemen suggest they have not yet thrown
in the towel (Tyrone 3-5 Down 1-6)
57 minutes: Ronan Sexton punches
a long ball over the bar to reduce Tyrone’s
advantage to six points (Tyrone 3-5 Down 1-5)
55 minutes: John Fegan converts
a free for Down to leave seven points separating
the sides with 15 minutes to play (Tyrone 3-5
Down 1-4)
53 minutes: Enda McGinley sticks
away Tyrone’s third goal of the night after
the initial shot from Aidan McCarron ricochets
into his path following Cathal McCarron’s
free kick into the danger area (Tyrone 3-5 Down
1-3)
47 minutes: Cathal McCarron grabs
his second point of the night from a free kick,
and Tyrone’s first score of the second half,
after Colm Donnelly and Philip Jordan link up
to earn the chance (Tyrone 2-5 Down 1-3)
36 minutes: Dan Gordon gets the
first score of the second half and Conor Gribben
quickly follows up with another point as Down
begin the second half in determined fashion (Tyrone
2-4 Down 1-3)
Half-time: Tyrone 2-4 Down 1-1
Tyrone head to the dressing room six points to
the good after a very pleasing first half performance,
with Aidan McCarron and Tommy McGuigan both standing
out and hitting 2-3 between them in open play,
the pair getting great support from Paul Rouse
and Omagh’s Cathal McCarron. Dromore’s
Cathal McCarron, Marty Swift and Philip Jordan
have shone in defence in an all round team display,
a greatly improved showing from Sunday’s
match against UUJ.
32 minutes: Tyrone storm into
a six-point lead as Colm Donnelly and Aidan McCarron
create the opportunity for Tommy McGuigan to finish
brilliantly to the bottom corner of the net (Tyrone
2-4 Down 1-1)
23 minutes: Tyrone respond immediately
as Tommy McGuigan and Paul Rouse carve open the
Down defence for Aidan McCarron to finish emphatically
to the net, bringing his tally to 1-2 (Tyrone
1-4 Down 1-1)
22 minutes: Down are amazingly
level as Conor Gribben flicks the ball to the
net after P J Quinn saves the initial shot from
Conor Gribben on the line (Tyrone 0-4 Down 1-1)
21 minutes: Daniel Hughes finally
opens Down’s account from a 13 metre free
after Ryan Mellon is adjudged to have touched
the ball on the ground (Tyrone 0-4 Down 0-1)
14 minutes: Tyrone’s impressive
start continues as Cathal McCarron strikes the
ball sweetly between the posts following a foul
on Aidan McCarron (Tyrone 0-4 Down 0-0)
10 minutes: John Gilmore’s
debut comes to a premature end as he has to be
carried off and replaced in defence by Ciaran
Gourley
7 minutes: A penetrating run
by Enda McGinley paves the way for Aidan McCarron
to slot over his second point in as many minutes
after Cathal McCarron’s effort rebounds
to him off the post (Tyrone 0-3 Down 0-0)
6 minutes: Paul Rouse again provides
the lay-off as Tyrone go into a two-point lead
courtesy of Aidan McCarron’s long-range
finish following good work in defence by Marty
Swift and Dermot Carlin (Tyrone 0-2 Down 0-0)
2 minutes: Paul Rouse collects
possession, lays the ball back to Tommy McGuigan
and the Ardboe man strokes the ball neatly between
the posts to give Tyrone an early lead (Tyrone
0-1 Down 0-0)
Tyrone - Pascal McConnell, PJ
Quinn, Cathal McCarron, Marty Swift, John Gilmore,
Dermot Carlin, Philip Jordan, Kelvin Hughes, Enda
McGinley, Ryan Mellon, Colm Donnelly, Aidan McCarron,
Cathal McCarron, Tommy McGuigan, Paul Rouse
Sub: Ciaran Gourley for J Gilmore
(10 minutes), Colm McCullagh for T McGuigan (half-time),
Martin Penrose for C Donnelly (56 minutes), Conor
Gormley for C McCarron (Dromore, 68 minutes),
Colin Holmes for K Hughes (69 minutes)
Subs - Jonathan Curran, , David
Harte, , Colm McCullagh, Mickey McGee, Kevin McNally,
Conal Martin, Owen Mulligan, Fabian O’Neill,
Gary Reilly
Down - Declan McArdle, Colm McGovern,
Gary McArdle, Martin Cole, Martin Rafferty, Peter
Turley, Kevin McGuigan, Dan Gordon, Jackie Lynch,
Kevin McKernan, Ronan Sexton, Daniel Hughes, Ryan
Stranney, Packie Downey, Conor Gribbon
Subs: Cathal Magee for R Stranney,
John Fegan for K McKernan, Colm Murray for M Rafferty,
Ronan Murtagh for P Turley
Subs - Bernard Connell, Liam
Doyle, John McCarthy, John McAreavey, Damien Rafferty,
Damien Turley, Peter Turley, John Clarke
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