Five-goal Monaghan continue to set pace
The visitors had Monaghan in all sorts of early trouble with their pace and support play and Austin O’Malley’s goal helped them to a 1-2 to 0-0 lead by the quarter hour. Monaghan gradually settled into the game and opened their account with a Paul Finlay pointed free in the 15th minute and were level by the 19th minute with an unanswered 1-2, with Conor McManus their goalscorer.
A second goal by Paul Finlay in the 26th minute had them three points clear, 2-6 to 1-6 by the break.
