Trailing by 0-12 to 1-4 at the break, the Mourne men began the second half with renewed purpose; Havern firing to the net within seconds to make it a two-point game. Monaghan responded well, however, with Mohan, Conor McCarthy, McCarron and McManus all on target. McCarron, fresh from his starring role against Dublin at the same venue last month, finished with 0-7 to his name as Monaghan dominated the final quarter.
Down’s only two scores of the last half-hour, including added time, were from a 45 by Barry O’Hagan and a close-range free by substitute Tiarnán Rushe, who was sent off for a second booking late on.and McCarron continued the one-way traffic as Monaghan advanced to a provincial semi-final against the winners of Sunday’s derby between Tyrone and Derry.