RED LETTER DAY

Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC Final

- By PAUL KEANE

DIARMUID MARTIN delivered the Hammer blow to secure All-Ireland MFC success for Tyrone - as Kerry's title hopes went west.

Martin came into the Red Hands team for Joel Kerr, who is under contract at West Ham United since the start of July.

It was a like-for-like replacement because Martin oozed class with a brilliant display and the match-winning score.

Tyrone trailed by four points with 11 minutes to go in Newbridge and were still a point down deep into stoppage time but Peter Colton, who'd earlier netted from the penalty spot, tied the game up at 1-15 apiece.

And Martin capped a fine game with his third point in the dying moments to clinch Tyrone's first title since 2010, their ninth in all.

The Red Hands have already claimed back-to-back Under-20 titles and their seniors will play Kerry next weekend, so a landmark treble remains on.

Boss Gerard Donnelly praised powerful forward Martin for his decisive role in the victory.

Donnelly said: "I knew that he would have a big game. I said, 'Diarmo, you'll come in and you're going to have a big day' - and he scored the winner! You just couldn't script it.