Derry hold nerve to win penalty shoot-out against Monaghan and secure Ulster minor crown

And they went in front with a wonderful team goal, finished to the net by Johnny McGuckin on 10 minutes.

Forcing turnovers to maintain the pressure while playing into the wind, Derry went four clear at the end of the opening quarter through Higgins, before Monaghan closed the gap to two with scores from corner back Ethan McCaffrey and Conor Jones. But McGuckin sent his side in with a 1-7 to 1-4 interval advantage, before Monaghan pulled back goals through sub Sean Óg McElwain and Conor Jones.

And they tied it up with stoppage-time scores from Max Maguire and Matthew Finn, 1-13 to 3-7 at the full-time whistle. They were level midway through extra-time, and Derry needed a late leveller from Higgins, who also netted the winning penalty.K McCloy; R Small, F Murray, L Grant; C Spiers , F McEldowney, O Campbell; T Rogers , J Sargent; E Young , G Dillon , J McGuckin ; J Boyle, C Higgins , O Doherty .

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