In pictures: Tyrone celebrate All-Ireland win as Louth's hearts are broken
Noah Grimes and Eoin McElholm were the stars as they notched a stunning 4-10 in total from play as Tyrone breezed past Louth to win the U20 All-Ireland Football Championship.
The Ulster giants were 1/6 favourites with some bookies for this evening's final and were too strong for a Louth team that had done phenomenally well to reach this stage.
Despite being overmatched, Louth did manage to reduce the deficit to just two points at one stage of the second-half, but Tyrone showed their class and pulled away down the stretch.
They scored a staggering 3-9 in total in the second-half, swiftly putting to bed any hopes of a Louth comeback.
The final whistle was the cue for joyous scenes of celebration as Tyrone's stars of the future celebrated a monumental win.
Tyrone scorers: Noah Grimes 2-6, Eoin McElholm 2-4, Shea McDermott 1-1, Ruairi McCullagh 0-2 (0-1f), Joey Clarke 0-1, Conor O'Neill 0-1, Caolan Donnelly 0-1.
Louth scorers: James Maguire 0-4 (1tp), Sean Callaghan 0-3 (1tp), Tadhg McDonnell 0-3 (1tp), Tony McDonnell 0-2 (0-1f), Conor Mac Críosta 0-1, Darragh Dorian 0-1, Shane Lennon 0-1, Adam Gillespie 0-1 (0-1f), Dylan Shevlin 0-1.
Tyrone players celebrate winning (Image: Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty) 1 of 8
Tyrone's Callum Daly and Joey Clarke celebrate ate the final whistle (Image: Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty) 2 of 8
Tyrone's Ben Hughes, Conor Devlin, and Callum Daly celebrate at the final whistle (Image: Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty) 3 of 8
Tyrone's Noah Grimes is presented with the Dalata Hotel Group player of the match award by Dermot Crowley, CEO, Dalata Hotel Group (Image: Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty) 4 of 8
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