2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship final

December 2024 Ulster Championship Match February 2021 2000 Ulster SFC Final Flag of Ulster.svg 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Armagh 40px 1-12(15) Derry 40px 1-11 (14) 16 July 2000 St Tiernach's Park Clones Mick Curley (Galway) 33,253 1999 * 2001 The 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Championship, contested by Armagh and Derry and played at St Tiernach's Park, Clones on 16 July 2000. Armagh were the defending champions, having beaten Down at the same stage the previous year. Irish Independent - Monday 02 August 1999 Page 33 Armagh won the game by 1–12 to 1–11, qualifying for the All-Ireland Semi Final against Munster Champions Kerry. 2020-10-30 Do you remember the last Ulster SFC final before the back door arrived? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/54742199 2024-12-25 BBC Sport en-GB The match Armagh's tactical approach involved a two-man full-forward line of Oisín McConville and Steven McDonnell, pulling additional players into the middle third. This move "neutralised" Derry’s midfield pairing of Anthony Tohill and Dermot Heaney and disrupted Derry’s defensive structure.Eamon McGee - Orchard Bloomsday Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 - Page 25 Repeated attacks down the left wing highlighted the absence of Gary Coleman from Derry's half-back line as he was drawn into marking duties. Armagh capitalised on these opportunities to build a lead.December 2024 Despite Armagh's dominance,December 2024 they failed to score for a period in the second half. This period, between the 49th and 67th minutes, allowed Derry to gain some control. However, Derry’s own attacking inefficiencies and missed opportunities, including frees, prevented them from taking the lead.December 2024 With the sides level in the 67th minute, a free given in controversial circumstances from Armagh forward Oisín McConville pushed Armagh into the lead. At the other end, Derry captain Anthonhy Tohill had the chance to level things again with a 55-yard free but hit wide, and referee Michael Curley blew the final whistle.Martin Breheny - The Derry captain had a chance to bring his side level and into a replay when he faced up to a 55-yard free two minutes into injury time. There was no lack of power or conviction in his right foot drive, but it sailed wide of the posts and referee Michael Curley blew the full time whistle almost immediately. Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 - Page 29 Derry boss Eamon Coleman resigned after the game.Coleman resigns Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 Page 29 Details 16 July 2000 Final Armagh 1-12 - 1-11 Derry S McDonnell 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4, O McConville 0-3, J McNulty 0-1, J McEntee 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1. J McBride 1-3, A Tohill 0-4, E. Muldoon 0-2, D Dougan 0-1, J Cassidy 0-1. St Tiernach's Park, Clones M Curley (Galway) 33,253 _white_hoops _whitecollarplain _white_hoops _whitetop fe6402 fe6402 fe6402 FFFFFF fe6402 Armagh _redhorizontal _2 white stripes FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Derry 1 Brendan Tierney 2 Enda McNulty 3 Ger Reid 4 Justin McNulty 5 Kieran Hughes 6 Kieran McGeeney (c) 7 Andrew McCann 8 John McEntee 9 Paul McGrane 10 Cathal O'Rourke 11 Barry O'Hagan 6912 Paddy McKeever 6313 Stephen McDonnell 14 Tony McEntee 15 Oisín McConville Substitutes: Alan O'Neill 63 James Byrne 69Manager:Brian McAlinden and Brian Canavan1 Eoin McCloskey 2 Sean Martin Lockhart 3 Kieran McKeever 4 Gary Coleman 5 Paul McFlynn 6 Henry Downey 7 Niall McCusker 8 Anthony Tohill (c) 9 Dermot Heaney 10 Eamonn Burns HT11 Dermot Dougan 5112 Joe Cassidy 6413 Patrick Bradley HT14 Enda Muldoon 15 Johnny McBride Substitutes: Joe Brolly HT Ronan Rocks HT Seamus Downey 51 Fergal McCusker 64Manager:Eamon Coleman Man of the Match: Ger Reid (Armagh )G Reid - Armagh - Man of the Match Irish Independent - Monday 17 July 2000 References Category:Ulster Senior Football Championship finals Category:Gaelic football competitions in County Monaghan Category:Armagh county football team matches Category:Derry county football team matches Category:July 2000 sports events in Europe Category:July 2000 in Ireland Category:2000 in Gaelic football Category:2000 in Northern Ireland sport Category:Clones, County Monaghan