Football

Cavan march on in Ulster Senior Championship with momentous win over Monaghan

Monaghan's Ryan Wylie and Cavan's Dara McVeety in action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh 
Monaghan's Ryan Wylie and Cavan's Dara McVeety in action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh  Monaghan's Ryan Wylie and Cavan's Dara McVeety in action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh 

Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final: Cavan 1-13 Monaghan 0-12

Mickey Graham's Cavan systematically picked Monaghan apart throughout this cracking Ulster Championship enounter at Breffni Park.

By the time the first half ended, Cavan led by 1-8 to 0-4, and it flattered them not one bit.

Malachy O’Rourke’s side didn’t score from play until Conor McManus capitalised on a very rare bit of space off a turnover to land one from the right wing on 37 minutes.

Cavan march on to the semis.

It was almost 18 years since they’d beaten Monaghan in senior championship; 32 since they’d done so at Breffni. 

Can they build on this momentous victory?

MATCH STATS

Cavan: R Galligan; J McLoughlin, P Faulkner (0-1); Conor Brady (0-1); G Smith, K Clarke, C Moynagh, C Rehill (0-1); T Galligan, G McKiernan (0-3, 0-1f); M Reilly (1-1, 1-0pen, 0-1f), D McVeety (0-1), N Murray (0-2); O Kiernan, C Madden (0-2)

Subs: Ciaran Brady for Kiernan (45), C Conroy (0-1f) for Smith (52), C Mackey for Madden (55), S Smith for T Galligan (64), K Brady for McLoughlin (74)

Blood sub: Ciaran Brady for McLoughlin (26-30)

Black card: C Moynagh (59) replaced by J Brady

Yellow cards: D McVeety (48)

Monaghan: R Beggan (0-2, 0-1f, 0-1 45’); D Wylie, R Wylie (0-1); F Kelly; K O’Connell, C Walshe, D Ward; C Boyle (0-1), K Hughes (0-1f); S Carey (0-2), D Malone, P McKenna; R McAnespie, C McManus (0-4, 0-3f), S O’Hanlon

Subs: C McCarthy (0-1) for McKenna (30), K Duffy for Malone (HT), M Bannigan for O’Hanlon (53), O Duffy for Ward (63), N Kearns for Carey (65)

Black card: Karl O’Connell (70) replaced by D Mone

Yellow cards: D Ward (48), S Carey (58), R McAnespie (69), K Hughes (70)

Referee: C Lane (Cork)

Attendance: 13,496

Monaghan's Drew Wylie and Cavan's Padraig Faulkner in  action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh 
Monaghan's Drew Wylie and Cavan's Padraig Faulkner in action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh  Monaghan's Drew Wylie and Cavan's Padraig Faulkner in action during the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan on Saturday May 18 2019. Picture by Philip Walsh