Ulster Senior Football Championship: Derry v Tyrone

Summary

Tyrone win by 11 points at Celtic Park
Three first-half goals deflate Derry
Tyrone last won the Anglo Celt in 2010
Derry's last Ulster Senior football title was in 1998

Live Reporting

John Haughey

Postpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Brendan Devenney
Former Donegal forward
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Derry face a monumental task here. Damian Barton is going to need the mother and father of team talks. Tyrone are a team on the up, but there are so many question marks for Derry. I don't know how they are going to get back into this game.
On Radio Ulster
Wet wet wetpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
It seems Derry's footballers aren't the only ones having to weather a storm at Celtic Park
Image source, Press Eye
Postpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Paddy Bradley
BBC pundit
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Derry don't look fit at all though when teams are struggling that's the first thing people will say.
On BBC TWO NI
Postpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Martin McHugh
BBC pundit
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The game is over
on BBC TWO Northern Ireland
HALF-TIME: DERRY 0-6 3-8 TYRONEpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Derry's first-half horror show comes to an end. Tyrone in total control as they respond to a Karl McKaigue point as Peter Harte nets after playing a delightful one-two with Sean Cavanagh. It's far too easy for the Red Hands as they lead by 11 at the break.
Derry heads starting to droppublished at 33 mins
A bad wide by Mark Lynch sums up an awful spell for Derry. Oak Leaf heads appear to be dropping. Damian Barton introduces Ryan Bell for full-forward Emmett McGuckin even though half-time is looming.
Tyrone lead by ninepublished at 31 mins
Derry 0-5 2-8 Tyrone
This is starting to look very serious for Derry after two Conor McAliskey points are followed by another Darren McCurry score in a 90-second period.
Derry look in troublepublished at 28 mins
Derry 0-5 2-5 Tyrone
A completely unmarked Mattie Donnelly slots over another Tyrone point. Six in it now. The Oak Leafers look in a spot of bother.
Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Brendan Devenney
Former Donegal forward
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That second goal was a hammer blow for Derry and they will have to find a response again.
On Radio Ulster
Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Enda McGinley
Three-times All-Ireland winner
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Tyrone's two goals were well taken and could prove to be the difference. It looks like Tyrone just have that wee bit more firepower.
On Radio Ulster
TYRONE GOALpublished at 20 mins
Derry 0-5 2-4 Tyrone
After regrouping so well from the early goal, Derry are stunned again as O'Neill hammers in his second goal after Sean Cavanagh grabs another high ball into the Oak Leaf defence.
Injured Bradley off for Tyronepublished at 18 mins
Derry 0-5 1-4 Tyrone
Ronan O'Neill doubles Tyrone's lead with a free but the Red Hands have lost injured Mark Bradley with Darren McCurry drafted on. The rain now pouring down at Celtic Park.
Scores flying over at Celtic Parkpublished at 14 mins
Derry 0-5 1-3 Tyrone
Having trouble keeping up with the scores here at Celtic Park. Sean Cavanagh adds a Tyrone point immediately after the goal and after Danny Heavron and Cathal McShane swap scores, Ronan O'Neill and Mark Lynch fire over further scores at either end before Kielt strokes over two more points. Incredible burst of scores in the wet conditions. For good measure, there has also been a dust-up on the sideline which included Lynch losing his shirt.
Tyrone goalpublished at 8 mins:
Derry 0-1 1-0 Tyrone
Derry's defence is marked absent as Ronan O'Neill strokes into an empty net after Brendan Rogers loses possession on his own 45-metre line. Rogers was pick-pocketed by Colm Cavanagh and Mark Bradley's pass helps set up the goal.
Kielt kicks Derry into the leadpublished at 4 mins
Derry 0-1 0-0 Tyrone
James Kielt kicks Derry into the lead with a free from 35 metres.
Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
Brendan Devenney
Former Donegal forward
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It is bound to be frenetic early on, but I expect both sides to be cagey. Derry cannot afford to let Tyrone dictate play.
On Radio Ulster
Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
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Tyrone will be hoping to lift the Anglo Celt this year
No changes for Derry eitherpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
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Derry Team
Tyrone team remains as selectedpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
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Tyrone team
Wet conditions makes game a lottery - Bartonpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 22 May 2016
The afternoon's showers will make for a greasy ball at Celtic Park and Damian Barton says the conditions will make the game "a lottery".
"The first touch is going to be essential. It's going to be all about the middle third of the field and getting your runners moving through there," says the Derry boss.
Indulging in a few late mind games, Barton adds that the Red Hands have been "hyped" by the media. What were we saying earlier about Barton's Tyrone history?