Monaghan 2-22
Down 0-09
Monaghan got the defence of their Ulster senior football championship title off to a winning start when they simply blitzed Down in the second-half of what turned out to be a totally one-sided affair as the champions cruised to a comprehensive, if not totally facile victory before some 12,782 spectators in Clones on Sunday last.
Played in sweltering conditions this was a game that was only a contest in the first half as Down came with a defensive strategy that proved problematic to break down and they also …