08/05/2010 - 16:01:35
Tyrone 6-24 Cavan 1-14
Tyrone put a disastrous league campaign behind them to turn on the style with a resounding Ulster SHC win over Cavan at Healy Park.
The Breffni men found themselves on the end of a 25 points hammering, with Red Hand corner forward Conor Grugan doing most of the damage.
The Carrickmore man helped himself to a 3-8 tally, all from play, with his clubmate Justin Kelly contributing a handsome 1-8 total.
Grugan hit his first goal in the eighth minute, getting on the end of a Kelly free to finish from eight yards.
Kevin Downes kept th Brefni men in touch with some excellent striking from long range frees, and it was Micky O’Connell who brought the visitors level in the 27th minute.
Two minutes later, however, Grugan grabbed a second goal, skipping past his marker to beat Darren Sheridan with a brilliant finish.
Three stoppage time points, two of them sublime efforts from Grugan, eased the red Hands six points clear, but there was still time for Downes to get in for a goal, following neat approach work from substitute Rory O’Hanlon.
Tyrone led by 2-10 to 1-10 at the break, and completely overwhelmed their opponents in the second half.
Justin Kelly’s long range free went all the way to the net in the 45th minute, and that signalled the beginning of Cavan’s collapse.
Grugan completed his hat-trick on49 minutes, and four minutes later, Cormac McHugh banged in Tyrone’s fifth goal.
The points continued to flow, off the sticks of Grugan, Mike O’Gorman, Sean Pauil Belgey, and Kelly, and with five minutes to play, Cavan’s misery was compounded when Sean McLoughney scored a sixth goal.
Tyrone: N McBride, SP Begley (0-1), J Patton, M Kelly, B McGilloway, D Maguire, S McCrory, J Kelly (1-8, 1-7f), A Kelly, Gary Fox (0-1), S McLoughney (1-1), P O’Connor (0-2), C Grugan (3-8), C McHugh (1-2), Gareth Fox.
Subs: M O’Gorman (0-1) for Gareth Fox, E Kirwan for Begley, C Cross for M Kelly, S Jackson for Grugan,
Cavan: D Sheridan, D Neary, M Carr, A Sheridan, B Devine, A Neilligan, S Og Brady, E Hill (0-3), P Sheridan (0-2), R O’Hagan, K Downes (1-6 (5f), J Leahy, B Harte (0-1), J Leahy, M O’Connell (0-1).
Subs: R O’Hanlon (0-1) for Leahy, M Curry for S Sheridan, K Fitzpatrick for Harten, M Doheny for O’Connell
Referee: J O’Rourke (Monaghan)
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