ULSTER MFC FIRST ROUND/Monaghan 2-7 Fermanagh 2-3: DESPITE TRAILING by 2-3 to 0-3 at half-time, Monaghan prevented Fermanagh scoring in the second half to run out winners at Brewster Park yesterday.
One of Monaghan's two half-time substitutes Ciarán Hughes followed up a 36th-minute pointed free with a 39th-minute goal from a penalty that signalled the start of the Monaghan revival.
A Dermot Malone goal in the 45th minute gave Monaghan a 2-4 to 2-3 lead and they never looked back.
Monaghan enjoyed an early lead (0-3 to 0-2), full forward Aaron McCarey scored all three points before his opposite number, Tómas Corrigan, found the net in the 21st minute and then converting a 29th-minute penalty. They did get the ball in the net late on, but the score was disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper.
MONAGHAN: E McArdle; M Reilly, C Farrell, S Dooney; P Boyle, D Farrell, C Walshe; K Duffy, C Deery; K Mooney, D Malone (1-0), J Farrell; C McGuinness (0-1), A McCarey (0-5, one free), P O'Callaghan. Subs: C Hughes (1-1, one pen, one free) for Mooney, P Dooney for O'Callaghan, G Connors for Malone, R Courtney for Reilly.
FERMANAGH: M Jackson; M Quigley, P Leonard, R Leonard; C Smyth, PJ Rogers, B Cox; R Jones (0-3, frees), R O'Callaghan; G Leonard, C O'Brien, R Ormsby; M McAleer, T Corrigan (2-0, one pen) and J. O'Brien. Subs: D McCusker for P Leonard, K Connor for McAleer.
Referee: J Galligan (Cavan).
