Ulster U20 and Minor Championships 2025

[doh827]

Will Seargent play, is he fit again?  Hear he's in the Derry Senior set up.

He's close to being back. Has been doing the warm ups for the last few senior games

[Captain Obvious]

Tyrone be favourites, great consistency at this level. Derry on the other had a poor record. Lost a few U20 finals recently with very good teams. Mistake not playing Murray and McEvoy in 22, and overall 1 Ulster win (2018) since 1997 when it was U21.

Derry favourites as expected

[Blowitupref]

2023,24 U17s is where the majority of 2026 U20s will come from.

2023 U17 Ulster

Semi-finals

Derry beat Donegal by 5
Monaghan beat Tyrone on penalties

Final Derry beat Monaghan on penalties. Same two went on to play in the All-Ireland final with Derry beating Monaghan by 7 points.

2024 U17 Ulster

Semi Finals

Derry beat Tyrone by 7
Armagh beat Donegal by 4

Final Derry beat Armagh by 2. Same two went on to play in the All-Ireland final with Derry beating Armagh by 3 points.

[Estimator]

Put this on the All-Ireland U20 thread last year:

Derry's two AI minor victories probably put them in the hotseat, but Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal will all be ready to take on that mantle. 

If memory serves me right Tyrone probably should've beat Monaghan in their Ulster semi final (Minor 2023) but couldn't close out in normal time or extra time despite being 4/5pts up both times. And only lost on penalties. They'll be keen to right that wrong.

Monaghan will be out for revenge having lost the 2023 Ulster and AI finals.

Four Masters and Abbey Vocational have produced a couple of very good teams in the last two years, and almost took out Tyrone this year in the U20s.

So next year's Ulster will be ultra competitive.

And thats not even mentioning Armagh and the lads they should have moving into the U20s this year.

[armaghniac]

2023,24 U17s is where the majority of 2026 U20s will come from.

2023 U17 Ulster

Semi-finals

Derry beat Donegal by 5
Monaghan beat Tyrone on penalties

Final Derry beat Monaghan on penalties. Same two went on to play in the All-Ireland final with Derry beating Monaghan by 7 points.

2024 U17 Ulster

Semi Finals

Derry beat Tyrone by 7
Armagh beat Donegal by 4

Final Derry beat Armagh by 2. Same two went on to play in the All-Ireland final with Derry beating Armagh by 3 points.

Yet Monaghan and Armagh relatively high odds above.

[Estimator]

Awful penalty call by the ref to award Monaghan a penalty. Gift of a goal to get them back in the game.

[Blowitupref]

47 mins played the two matches tonight level

Monaghan 1-7 Derry 0-10
Donegal 2-10 Fermanagh 2-10

[Brendan]

Awful penalty call by the ref to award Monaghan a penalty. Gift of a goal to get them back in the game.

Following on Twitter, was it inside the small square or big one?

[Estimator]

Small square. But can't see where the ball was touched on the ground.

[bennydorano]

Looked extremely harsh on McEldowney

[OakLeaf]

Small square. But can't see where the ball was touched on the ground.

Me neither. Looked like he blocked it and then picked it up cleanly. Derry lead by a couple

[Blowitupref]

Results

Monaghan 1-8 Derry 0-14
Donegal 2-15 Fermanagh 3-11

[bennydorano]

I'm sure Fermanagh will be gutted, led for most of the game. They certainly made a mockery of the bookies odds.

[RY93]

Awful penalty call by the ref to award Monaghan a penalty. Gift of a goal to get them back in the game.

Following on Twitter, was it inside the small square or big one?

https://x.com/i/status/2034368717899923848

Looks a really harsh call

[Cunny Funt]

A Donegal change before tonight's game "20 Eoghan Scott for 5 Finnbarr Roarty. No 5 is now Jamie Gavigan"

Jim McGuinness decision?