Tyrone eager to take down Roscommon and book slot in All-Ireland Minor Final
In winning the Ulster title, the Red Hands played with composure and determination, and it's no surprise to see the side now eyeing a bigger target.
In reaching the last-four of the All-Ireland series, Tyrone have shown impressive scoring power, with players such as Cathal Farley, James Mulgrew, Joel Kerr and Peter Colton hitting the high spots.
Kerr may be on his way to West Ham United but he certainly appears to have an All-Ireland medal in his sights as Tyrone will bring a fierce hunger to the table, with manager Gerard Donnelly keen to evoke the best possible performance from his side.
For their part, Roscommon may have found the going difficult to date – they only managed to beat Louth by a point in their Quarter-Final after extra-time (1-19 to 2-15) – and may find themselves pushed to the limit by the Red Hands on Sunday.
Yet in Dara Curran, Luke Shally, Sam Hannon, Dean Casey and Diarmuid Higgins, the Connacht side boast an array of talent that can live with the best of them at their grade.
In Sunday's other All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final, Kerry and Mayo cross swords at Cusack Park, Ennis (3.30pm).
The Kingdom were stretched to the limit by Cavan at the Quarter-Final stage before winning by 0-14 to 1-09, with Ben Kelleher, Danny Murphy, Kevin Griffen, Gearoid White and Liam O'Brien in particular putting their shoulder to the wheel.
Mayo, for their part, just managed to get the better of Offaly in their Quarter-Final (3-13 to 4-07), with Conor Hession, Ruairi Woods, Tony Furey, Dylan Dunne and Dara Flanagan very much to the fore.
The fact that they were stretched to the limit, though, might serve Mayo well against the Kingdom on Sunday when the heat is on as it assuredly will be.
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