Goal bonus inspires Tyrone to savour Minor ‘C’ success after sinking Mayo

The Tyrone team celebrate their Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final success over Mayo

Emer Cunningham inspired Tyrone to an Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final victory over Mayo

Tyrone's Kate Daly and Grainne Cassidy celebrate with the trophy following their victory over Mayo

Tyrone's Clara Doherty and Neasa McElroy tackle Cathy Greally of Mayo during the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final

The Armagh squad prepare to line out against Kildare in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘B’ Final

thumbnail: The Tyrone team celebrate their Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final success over Mayo
thumbnail: Emer Cunningham inspired Tyrone to an Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final victory over Mayo
thumbnail: Tyrone's Kate Daly and Grainne Cassidy celebrate with the trophy following their victory over Mayo
thumbnail: Tyrone's Clara Doherty and Neasa McElroy tackle Cathy Greally of Mayo during the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ Final
thumbnail: The Armagh squad prepare to line out against Kildare in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘B’ Final
Daragh Ó Conchúir

Tyrone are Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor ‘C’ champions after they overcame a resolute Mayo by 3-13 to 1-11 in Drumlane.

Hannah Hauttman and Ava Dooley shot some lovely scores for Mayo as they led by 0-07 to 0-06 at half-time, but inspired by Emer Cunningham, Tyrone hit them for 3-05 in 10 minutes to turn the decider on its head.

Kate Daly’s delivery caused problems in the Mayo defence in the 39th minute, and it looked like it was Rhianne McLoughlin who got the final touch for the goal.

McLoughlin pounced on a defensive error to add another in definitive fashion five minutes later, and when Gemma Daly’s shot ended in the net, there was no looking back for Tyrone.

Laura Flanagan did get an injury-time goal for Mayo, but it was too late for the westerners.

There was disappointment, though, for Armagh in the Minor ‘B’ Final as a barnstorming finish from Kildare saw them by 3-12 to 3-07 in Kinnegad.

Two goals in nine minutes gave the Lilywhites a dream start.

Hannah Finnerty did some tremendous work before Anna Coburn grasped the first at the second attempt after Sarah Connolly had made a brilliant save from her first shot.

Rebecca McDermott showed tremendous skill to goal soon after, flicking the sliotar in front of her and then slipping it off the sod past the advancing Connolly.

Armagh’s riposte was magnificent, the girls from the Orchard County raising three green flags of their own to go in at half-time leading by 3-04 to 2-04.

The first was a resounding finish to the roof of the net by Naoise Hughes after she had raced onto a Molly Fegan ball.

The influential Hughes then provided the assist for an Aoibhin Donohue major, seconds after the Derrymacash sharpshooter had pointed.

And Donohue was at it again just on the half-hour, netting following further excellent work by Hughes and a pass by Rionagh Leneghan.

But Kildare were clearly galvanised by whatever was said at half-time and, with McDermott accurate from placed balls, had drawn level by the three-quarter mark.

It was nip-and-tuck from there to the end, but another pointed free by McDermott gave Kildare the lead in the 58th minute.

And, as the clock ticked into injury-time, Ciara Ryan goaled after good work by captain Róise Hennessy to wrap up a famous win.