Overview
- Donegal beat holders Derry 1-18 to 1-16 at Celtic Park, erasing a four-point half-time deficit with an unanswered 1-7 burst that featured a Daire O Baoill goal.
- Second-half introductions of Finbarr Roarty, Hugh McFadden and Ryan McHugh helped swing momentum for Donegal, with goalkeeper Gavin Mulraney producing key saves as Derry’s late push fell short.
- Monaghan overcame Tyrone 1-15 to 2-10 at Grattan Park, with captain Micheál Bannigan contributing 1-6 to lead a comeback in tough conditions.
- Tyrone goals from Aodhan Donaghy in the first half and Michael Conroy after the break kept the game tight before a Bannigan two-pointer and a late Matthew Carolan score sealed Monaghan’s win.
- Saturday’s decider is scheduled for 5pm, following semi-finals shaped by Monaghan’s venue switch from Clones to Inniskeen and an earlier Derry–Donegal postponement in the group stage.