It's another massive weekend in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championships as Kerry take on Monaghan and Dublin face off against Derry for a place in the All-Ireland final. Ahead of all the action this weekend we have all the info on how Kerry v Monaghan and Dublin v Derry are shaping up and who to keep your eye on.
Kerry v Monaghan - 14:30 Saturday - TG4
Kerry
Keyman - Ben Murphy (fullback, Austin Stacks)
2 June 2023; Ben Murphy of Kerry is presented with the Electric Ireland Player of the Match award by TG4 analyst and former Cork footballer Paddy Kelly following his performance in the 2023 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Football Minor Championship Final match between Cork and Kerry at Austin Stack Park in Kerry. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
The story so far:
Kerry have looked unbelievable so far this season, they earned their spot in the All-Ireland stages after beating Cork comfortably 2-10 to 0-11 to win a 50th Munster Minor Football title for the Kingdom.
The win guaranteed them top-seed coming into the All-Ireland knockout stages leaving them with the Leinster runners-up Kildare to play in the quarter-finals. Despite Kildare's sustained underage success, Kerry were too good, they controlled the game up and down the pitch and won 2-13 to 1-11 to book their spot in the semi-final.
Monaghan
Keyman - Jamie Mooney (goalkeeper, Cremartin)
The future of Monaghan goalkeeping is in good hands. Great saves from both keepers in this game and enjoyed this one from Jamie Mooney. 👏 pic.twitter.com/VcRX8t8hAP
— GAA Keeper Coaching - Dr. Donal Hughes (@GAAKeeperCoach) May 28, 2023
The story so far
Unlike Kerry, Monaghan aren't provincial champions. They shaved past Tyrone in the Ulster semi-finals with only penalties separating the teams and Jamie Mooney's four wonderous penalty saves keeping their season alive. While penalties saved them in the semi-finals it killed them in the final with Derry winning 4-2 from the spot.
Their runners-up position set the odds against them as they met Connacht top-seeds Mayo in the quarter-final but ultimately it proved to be an emphatic win, beating Mayo 1-16 to 1-8 and booking their spot in the minor football semi-final.
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Dublin v Derry - 17:30 Sunday - TG4
Dublin
Keyman - Lenny Cahill (corner forward, Castleknock)
31 May 2023; Bill Boucher of Electric Ireland presents the Electric Ireland Player of the Match award to Lenny Cahill of Dublin following his performance in the 2023 Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Football Minor Championship Final match between Dublin and Kildare at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, Laois. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
The story so far:
Dublin cruised through the Leinster Minor football Championship, topping group two before cruising past Offaly in the semi-final. They met Kildare in the Leinster final for a second consecutive year, and again Kildare simply couldn't do enough to stop the boys in blue who won by five points.
As top seeds, Dublin met Cork in the quarter-final. Despite being the inferior side for much of the game, an absolutely wild finish saw Dublin make a remarkable comeback to score a last-minute goal and win by three, booking their spot in the minor football semi-finals.
Derry
Keyman - Conall Higgins (full forward, Magherafelt)
Derry minors claim the Ulster title 🇦🇹👏
Derry ✅❌✅✅✅
Monaghan ✅❌✅❌
Conall Higgins with the winning penalty.#UlsterMFCFinal | #DERvMON pic.twitter.com/G13lusaUab— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) May 28, 2023
The story so far:
This Derry side has come out of an extremely competitive Ulster Minor Football Championship as victors, in probably their greatest feat yet. They met Monaghan in the Ulster final and nothing could separate the two sides with Derry eventually winning 4-2 on penalties.
However, don't be fooled by the narrow win, Ulster is the only province with two teams in the semi-finals and Derry proved just how good they were against Galway. Despite the calibre of footballers Galway had, Derry held them to two points in each half, hammering them 1-13 to 0-4 to book their spot in the minor football semi-finals.
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