Tyrone produce second-half goods to see off Cavan for 26th Ulster MFC crown

May 25, 2025

Cavan's Mark Reilly looks for a way past Tyrone opponents Elliott Kerr, Padraig Goodman and Ciaran McCrystal ©INPHO/Andrew Paton

Tyrone are Ulster minor football champions for the first time in three years thanks to a 2-11 to 1-8 win over Cavan at Brewster Park this evening.

The Red Hands grabbed both of their goals in the second-half through Cathal Farley and ‘Man of the Match’ Joel Kerr as they came from behind at the break to land their county’s 26th provincial title in the grade.

Gerard Donnelly’s team made a fantastic start in Enniskillen, sailing over the first four points via James Mulgrew, Thomas Meenan, Peter Colton and Eoin Long before Cavan responded with a Faolan Graham free.

The margin would be out to four again before the Breffni County shot a John Donohoe two-pointer and saw Nathan Quigley's free backed up by Graham shooting over from outside the arc, tying the decider up at 0-7 apiece by the 23rd minute.

Mulgrew nudged Tyrone ahead again but a turn and shot from Quigley deflected into the Tyrone net on the stroke of half-time and ensured that it was Ed O’Hanlon’s side that went in with a 1-7 to 0-8 advantage at the interval.

The would-be winners made the best possible start to the second-half with Farley’s goal and, while Cavan got level again through another Quigley free, a coolly taken Kerr goal knocked the stuffing out of them and points from Eoin Long and Kerr (2, 1free) in the closing quarter would seal the sweet success for Tyrone.


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