Conor McManus makes no mistake with the Monaghan penalty.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 2
Waterford 0-9 Monaghan 5-21 23/6/18
Monaghan returned to winning ways in the SFC with a comprehensive win over Waterford in sunny Dungarvan on Saturday. With 15 players on the scoresheet, including goal-scorers Conor McManus, Karl O’Connell, Fintan Kelly, Dessie Mone and Shane Carey, a Monaghan team featuring five personnel changes put their Ulster semi-final loss to Fermanagh behind them to book a place in Monday morning’s Round 3 Qualifier draw. There were SFC debuts for Barry Kerr and substitute David Garland, who wasted little time in opening his championship account.
Waterford: S Enright; T O’Gorman, J McGrath (Capt.), A Trihy; S Ryan, M Curry, B Looby; T Prendergast, K Power (0-1); G Crotty (0-1), D Guiry, C Murray (0-1); J Mullaney (0-1), J Curry (0-4f), JJ Hutchinson.
Subs: J Allen for Guiry, S Prendergast (0-1) for McGrath (41 mins), J Veale for Curry (56), E O’Brien for Hutchinson (65), M Kiely for Trihy (69).
Monaghan: R Beggan (0-2f); C Boyle (0-1), D Wylie, B Kerr; K O’Connell (1-0), C Walshe (Capt., 0-1), V Corey (0-1); N Kearns (0-2), D Hughes (0-2); R McAnespie (0-1), D Malone, F Kelly (1-0); C McCarthy (0-3), Jack McCarron (0-4, 3f), C McManus (1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1f).
Subs: S Carey (1-0) for Corey, R Wylie for D Wylie (both H-T), N McAdam for Hughes, D Mone (1-1) for Walshe, K Duffy for Kerr (black card) (all 44), D Garland (0-2, 1f) for McManus (55).
Referee: D O’Mahoney (Tipperary).
By cshalvey Sat 23rd Jun
