O’Neill the guiding star as Tyrone flatter to deceive

Monaghan 1-07 Tyrone 2-14

Mickey Harte reckoned double scores flattered his team. Most certainly. Monaghan were brave and spirited and had they possessed a little more experience as the match hung in the balance mid-way through the second half, they could have made Tyrone sweat even more.

They only scored one point in that second period and hit five straight wides from scoreable positions when they trailed by just one point, but still Seamus McEnaney can be satisfied by his first year’s work.