Donegal 3-14 Shannon Blues 0-6
Donegal and the Blues opened proceedings at the Irish
Cultural Center on Sunday with Donegal coming out with a convincing win. The northerners never looked in any danger,
but for their part the Blues fought hard throughout what was a losing battle.
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| Christy McLaughlin smoothly curls it over. |
Donegal rattled the net 3 times inside the first 30 minutes
with goals from Christy McLaughlin (2) and Aidan McLaughlin. But for the post there would have been one or
two more as on a couple of occasions a goal seemed on the cards only for the post
to deny the would-be scorer. Donegal
looked dangerous going forward. With
Ciaran McDevitt, Darren Grant, and Aidan McLaughlin bursting through on several
occasions, the Blues defence were up against it. The Blues experienced a good spell in the
middle of the period. Mike Ralston at
corner forward popped over a couple of well-earned frees, while Pat Murray and
Michael Moylan carried the ball forward well.
Richard Howley also pointed, but for the most part it was Donegal on top
and with a 3-7 to 0-4 half time lead.
Donegal continued to hold the upper hand for the second
half. Tired legs took their toll and for
the Blues led to tired passes. More
Donegal scores came from McDevitt, Ronan Diver, Christy McLaughlin and Rocky
Ivers as the Tir Chonaill men stretched their lead. The Blues kept at it and were rewarded with
scores from Ralston and James Feeney. Donegal
added more to their tally through Grant and McLaughlin, and in the end came out
easy winners.
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| James Feeney has a go for the Blues. |
Blues: Conor
Fitzgerald, Shane Kelly, Liam Bradley, Brian Fannon, John Craig, Pat Moriarty,
Pat Murray, James Feeney, Brian Kennedy, Michael Moylan, Brian Griffin, Richard
Howley, Mike Ralston.
Donegal: Lee
McCarron, Declan McBride, Paul McNulty, Darren Doherty, Neil McEneaney, Sean
Winston, Darren Grant, Mark Dunphy, Ciaran McDevitt, Rocky Ivers, Aidan
McLaughlin, Christy McLaughlin, Conor Brennan.
By Rory O'Donnell
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