O'Toole injury-time goal sees Monaghan oust Tyrone

Ryan O'Toole drilled home a sensational winning goal deep into stoppage time to give Monaghan victory in a gripping Ulster SFC quarter-final at O’Neills Healy Park.

Darren McCurry had just given Tyrone the lead with his fifth score when O’Toole arrive on the shoulder of Kieran Duffy, and when a fisted point to tie the game looked the sensible option, he displayed courage and confidence as he fired his shot past Niall Morgan to set up a semi-final date with Derry.

The Red Hands started brightly with neat scores from Darren McCurry and Darragh Canavan, who edged his side into a two points lead after wing back Ryan O’Toole had nailed the Farney opener.

Mattie Donnelly had just edged Tyrone into a two points lead when they struck for a goal on ten minutes, Canavan arriving at pace to receive McCurry’s lay-off and smash his shot past Rory Beggan.

Goalkeepers Beggan and Niall Morgan, both expert exponents of the kick-out, kept their respective sides on the offensive with hugely effective restarts, with Monaghan getting a couple of scores off Beggan’s accurate distribution off the tee.

One of those was a trademark Conor McManus effort, the veteran attacker sweeping over a gem from close to the sideline

McManus hit six of his side’s eight first half scores, the remainder from frees, and was the only Monaghan attacker to score from play before the break.

Ryan O'Toole wins a thrilling Ulster football game with an injury-time goal for Monaghan against Tyrone