TYRONE AND MONAGHAN’S division one league opener was shaping up nicely as The Farney County kicked six points in-a-row to turn a five-point deficit into a one-point lead early in the second half.
And then the lights went out.
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Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Fifteen minute delay as the Healy Park floodlights have failed. Tyrone really wants these two points.
It's pitch black in Omagh as the lights go out during Tyrone vs Monaghan
Updated 21.25
TYRONE AND MONAGHAN’S division one league opener was shaping up nicely as The Farney County kicked six points in-a-row to turn a five-point deficit into a one-point lead early in the second half.
And then the lights went out.
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO Presseye / Russell Pritchard/INPHO / Russell Pritchard/INPHO
There were some conspiracy theorists who thought Mickey Harte was behind the delay so his team could have a chance to regroup.
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When the game eventually resumed, Monaghan continued their second-half revival to win by 1-13 to 0-9.
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All-Ireland Senior HC comp:Allianz Football League Division 1 (Gaelic Football 42) darkness Mickey Harte Monaghan Tyrone