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Cork, Tyrone, Kildare and Derry book All-Ireland semi-final places
Results: All-Ireland minor football quarter-finals
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CORK, TYRONE, KILDARE and Derry booked semi-final places today in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor football championship.
Munster champions Cork ran out impressive winners over Meath in Semple Stadium by 13 points in their quarter-final tie.
They were inspired by goalkeeper Rory Twohig, who struck 0-9 from placed balls including a trio of two-pointers, while captain Joe Miskella hit 1-3 and Tom Whooley fired 0-4.
Cork were in front 0-13 to 0-3 at half-time with Eoghan Ahern, midfielder Kieran O’Shea, and Miskella all netting in the second half. Harry McGuirk hammered in a second-half goal for Meath, but it could not spark a comeback.
Tyrone recovered from a four-point deficit at half-time to defeat Galway by seven points in Ashbourne.
Galway were ahead 0-15 to 1-8 at half-time, with Brian Óg McGuckin grabbing Tyrone’s goal. Matthew Daly’s goal in the 44th minute provided a major boost for Tyrone, levelling the game at 2-12 to 0-18.
From there Tyrone took charge as they strung together a series of points and Daly’s second goal in injury-time sealed their success.
Leinster champions Kildare marched on to set up a semi-final against Tyrone, handing off Kerry by five points, in their quarter-final tie at the Gaelic Grounds.
Jack Reilly’s goal helped them lead 1-11 to 0-5 at the break, with Cian Keogh netting twice in the second half and Callum Cowzer also raising a green flag. Maidhc Ó Sé and Cillian Moynihan scored the goals in defeat for Kerry.
The last quarter-final tie in Cavan tonight swung the way of Derry by six points at the expense of Connacht winners Roscommon.
Rocco Devlin and Gabriel Gormley netted for the winners Derry, while Jayden Concannon scored Roscommon’s goal.
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