Inter-Provincial Football Championship semi-final:
Ulster 3-17 Munster 1-15
ULSTER made up for a sluggish start by making hay with 2-7 in the second-quarter on Sunday to set up a final clash with Connacht next weekend.
With Peter Harte (1-8) and Stefan Campbell (0-5) leading the way up front, Pete McGrath’s side withstood a gutsy Munster rally in the second-half to emerge as deserving winners at the end of a game in which the new ‘mark’ was available, but never utilised.
With Tommy Walsh prominent, Ger O’Sullivan’s Munster led 0-5 to 0-2 after 15 minutes and were in control until Tyrone’s Connor McAliskey fed Fermanagh wing-back Aiden Breen.
The Tempo clubman tucked the ball past Munster goalkeeper Evan Comerford to level it and Ulster never looked back.
MATCH STATS
Ulster: N Morgan; M Jones, K Clarke, D O’Hagan; T McCann, C Moynagh, A Breen (1-0); E Donnelly, C Vernon; K Niblock, P Harte (1-8, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees), E Lynn (1-0); C McAliskey, S Campbell (0-5), T Corrigan (0-4, 0-2 frees); Subs: M Bradley for McAliskey (38), R Johnston for Lynn (43), N Sludden for Moynagh (43), T Kernan for Niblock (46), D McCusker for McCann (50), G McGovern for Jones (59), McAliskey for Bradley (60), C Snow for Morgan (62); Yellow card: K Clarke (60)
Munster: E Comerford; C O’Driscoll, K Hartnett, T O’Gorman; I Corbett (0-2), A O’Mahony, C Dorman; G Brennan (0-1), A Campbell; J Malone (1-0), P Whyte (0-4, 0-3 frees), K O’Driscoll; E Cleary, T Walsh (0-1), C Sweeney; Subs: D Tubridy (0-3) for Sweeney (19), P Hurney for Cleary (19), B Fox (0-1) for O’Driscoll (27), R Deane for Brennan (h/t), K Sexton for Whyte (h/t), Brennan for Malone (39), K O'Driscoll for Walsh (44), Sweeney for Hurney (50), M Quinlivan for Treacy (54), C Hendrick for Comerford (59); Black card: O’Mahony replaced by D Treacy (27); Yellow card: T O’Gorman (60)
Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow)