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23rd May 2010

Tyrone beat brave Antrim

Tyrone secured a place in the Ulster SFC semi-final after beating Antrim in a hard-fought match in a sweltering Casement Park on Sunday.

JOE

Tyrone secured a place in the Ulster SFC semi-final after beating Antrim in a hard-fought match in a sweltering Casement Park on Sunday.

Some 18,159 spectators turned out to watch the clash and it wasn’t long before the game sparked into life.

It was largely one-way traffic in the first half with Kevin Hughes and Owen Mulligan scoring a goal each.

Stephen O’Neill was in strong form, scoring two points in the first half on his return to his county side.

However, although the Red Hand county led by 2-6 to 0-5 after the break, Antrim came out swinging for the second half and put Tyrone on the back foot.

Antrim narrowed the difference to within three points, helped by a Kevin Niblock goal. However, Tyrone rallied late on with points from Martin Penrose, Sean Cavanagh and Tommy McGuigan to finish with a flourish.

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