Ulster U20 Championship 2022

[Captain Obvious]

Starting tomorrow defending champions Down against Fermanagh in Pairc Esler

Quarter finals April 1st

Monaghan v Cavan
Derry v Antrim
Donegal v Armagh
Tyrone v Down or Fermanagh

Game will be live on this link https://ulster.gaa.ie/tv/

Semi finals

Monaghan/Cavan v Derry/Antrim
Donegal/Armagh v Tyrone/Down/Fermanagh

[Captain Obvious]

Routine win for Down tonight 2-13 to 0-7.

[Blowitupref]

Half time in the Quarter-Finals (Tyrone v Down is on Saturday)

Donegal 1-7 Armagh 0-1
Derry 0-5 Antrim 0-5
Monaghan 0-1 Cavan 1-5

Results

Donegal 1-13 Armagh 0-9
Derry 0-12 Antrim 0-9
Monaghan 0-3 Cavan 1-11

[redzone]

Christ Monaghan were poor. A free 13 yards out put wide. Cavan don't look that hot.
Donegal very impressive but Armagh stood of them in the first half and the damage was done at by half time. No 6 for Donegal looks v good. St
Eunans man

[Wildweasel74]

About 3 Downeys missing from the U-20 team, they all injured?

[Itchy]

Great and unexpected win from Cavan and yes there was a lot of mistakes but conditions were slippery. Derby matches between these 2 always produce errors such is the fear of losing to the other. Monaghan were ulster minor champs 3 yrs ago and one of the favourites for the u20s this year.

[Derry Optimist]

 To answer Wildweasel's query re the Downeys.Yes, all three Downeys are injured as are goalkeeper Jack Scullion,Ronan McFaul and Eoin McEvoy.James McGurk is suspended as a result of being sent off in last year's Ulster U20 championship.

With the possible exception of Calum Downey, the other six would be considered definite starters.So, it is going to be an uphill battle for Derry to progress.However, the improvement between the first half performance and the second  half display last night shows that there is potential when the players get to know each other properly on the field of play.Hopefully, that potential will be developed further  during the incoming week, despite the fact that there is a very short time to do so.

[Blowitupref]

Both semi finals live on the TG4 YouTube channel tonight.

[toby47]

To answer Wildweasel's query re the Downeys.Yes, all three Downeys are injured as are goalkeeper Jack Scullion,Ronan McFaul and Eoin McEvoy.James McGurk is suspended as a result of being sent off in last year's Ulster U20 championship.

With the possible exception of Calum Downey, the other six would be considered definite starters.So, it is going to be an uphill battle for Derry to progress.However, the improvement between the first half performance and the second  half display last night shows that there is potential when the players get to know each other properly on the field of play.Hopefully, that potential will be developed further  during the incoming week, despite the fact that there is a very short time to do so.

If Calum is fit, he walks onto that team.

Enda Downey possibly back tonight, McEvoy also has a chance, James McGurk back from suspension. Any of the others in with a chance?

That young Lavey contingent all have had a bad run of injuries. Them 3 Downey's are riddled with injuries, as was Shea Doweny before them.

[God14]

Fancied a Tyrone Derry final in this prior to the Leo Murphy
Hard to look past Donegal & Cavan on the evidence we've seen to date.

[Westside]

By my count, 11 of the Derry team have All Ireland Minor medals. The handicap of -2 seems very low.

[Blowitupref]

Half time in both semi finals

Tyrone 0-8 Donegal 0-4
Derry 0-5 Cavan 0-5



Results

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 1-13 (extra time to be played)
Cavan 0-11 Derry 0-9

[bennydorano]

Very good 2nd half in Donegal v Tyrone on tg4 youtube

As an aside are there ever any Donegal managers at any age grade who come in and play a long ball game? Are they all tied to the same hand passing / running game by a county board diktat?

[Rudi]

Mighty entertainment the second half between Donegal & Tyrone,  pure off the cuff stuff. Loads of mistakes,  but great scores too, some dreadful defending,  some high catches,  restore your faith in the game, instead of the usual robotic control we get from Ulster football.

[Rudi]

Very good 2nd half in Donegal v Tyrone on tg4 youtube

As an aside are there ever any Donegal managers at any age grade who come in and play a long ball game? Are they all tied to the same hand passing / running game by a county board diktat?

No, I played some club football in Donegal & always tried to hit 30 to 50 m kicks into space, got bollicked out of it, even when I got my man. Some reckon the short passing game is due to wet windy conditions that usually prevail in coastal areas of Donegal.
This game is a great spectacle btw.