Gaeil Fhanada manager Aidan McAteer admitted that his side changed tactic ahead of Sunday's Intermediate quarter-final against Naomh Columba in O'Donnell Park.
The Glen side had beaten Fanad in the group stages and McAteer knew his team had to take a different approach if they were to get the better of the opposition second time around.
Their plan worked a treat and speaking after Sunday's game to the Democrat's Diarmaid Doherty, the Fanad manager said his team were now in bonus territory having reached the last four.
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