Matthew F Daly up against Kildare's Liam Mescal. Tom O'Hanlon/INPHO

Reigning champions Tyrone go one more step to retaining minor title

Matthew F Daly turns in a Man of the Match performance as they reach second consecutive minor final.

Tyrone 1-15 

Kildare 1-12

TYRONE HAVE PUT themselves back into an All-Ireland final after beating Kildate in tonight’s semi-final in Breffni Park.

Gerry Donnelly’s side won the Tom Markham Cup last year beating Kerry in the final by a point, and lost it by a single point in 2021 to Meath.

Stewartstown clubman Donnelly has a simply phenomenal record, to go along with the achievements of U20 manager Paul Devlin, as they continue to produce teams that contest All-Ireland finals.

Tyrone jumped into a two point lead at the start through a Matthew Daly two-pointer to open the scoring.

Kildare soon got up on top when Eoghan Lyons got their first point, followed by a goal from Jack Reilly.

That was answered in the 14th minute when Tyrone got a goal from Conan Canavan – yes, another one – and they were helped by Matthew Daly’s point soon after.

A scoring spurt from Greg Kelly and Jack Reilly had Kildare back in the lead, while a Brian Óg McGuckin two-pointer helped Tyrone to a one-point lead at the break; 1-8 to 1-7.

Tyrone had goalkeeper Ronan O’Neill to thank for a series of good saves while Kildare were making their physicality count.

Matthew F Daly – in a Man of the Match performance – kicked the opening two scores of the second half but Kildare were a hard side to break down and in Jack Reilly they mined another two-pointer, before edging in front through Reilly in the 41st minute.

However, the young Red Hands team put in a serious final quarter and through scores from Daly and the final score by Finbar Quinn, booked their place in the final.

Tyrone will now meet the winners of the other semi-final – Cork and Derry – who play tomorrow (Saturday). 

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