Tyrone got the better of the Cavan in their Ulster Minor football round two.
Tyrone scoring a six point victory in O’Neills Healy Park, Omagh. James Daly opened the scoring on five minutes for the red hand.
Cavan, playing against the strong wind in the first-half, drew level a minute later when Nathan Quigley pulled a beautiful dummy solo and popped over a left footed point.
Eoin Long sent over a two pointer with the wind at his back after a mistake in the Cavan defence.
With 16 minutes on the clock, Cavan broke through for a goal, but the ball slipped through the hands of Mark Riley.
A four minute spell at the end of the first-half, put Tyrone into a seven point lead at the break. Long fisted over a point followed by a point on the left wing from centre-half forward Peter Colton.
Colton landed a two pointer on 28th minutes. Just before the half-time whistle, a free for a foul on Padraig Donaghy was converted. Tyrone leading 11-points to four at half-time.
Indeed, Cavan started the second-half strong. Nathan Quigley sent over a two-pointer after four minutes. Faolan Graham wonderful long range, 45 meter effort got Cavan within three points.
Tyrone stronger throughout
Eoin Long sent over a free which was brought forward to the 20-meter line. Long added a point from open play to make it 15-points to nine with 45 minutes on the clock.
Nathan Quigley’s next two-pointer was quickly responded to by James Daly. Whereas, Eoin Long to make it 18 points to 13 as the game entered the final stages.
However, Cathal Farley got the final score of the game to secure Tyrone’s place in the semi-final. Tyrone winning out 19 points to 13.
While Cavan enter the quarter-final, facing face Down next Saturday at 12pm at Kingspan Breffni.
