Gaeil Fhánada and Carndonagh draw in Portsalon

Gaeil Fhanada and Carndonagh could not be separated at the end of the proverbial game of two halves in Portsalon, on Sunday afternoon. 

The locals played with a stiff breeze in their favour in the opening half and, by and large, held the upper hand in the half.

They led by four points, 0-7 to 0-3, at half-time before going six up to lead 0-9 to 0-3 early in the second period. 

But a Michael Noone goal reduced the margin to three and thanks to two point scores from Fergal Doherty and Ryan Kelly, Cardonagh had hit the front by the three-quarter mark.

In a tit for tat final quarter Michael O’Donnell managed Inishowen side led by one with the clock ticking.

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But a late Bernard McGettigan salvaged a draw for the home side at the end of a highly entertaining and competitive encounter.   

Gaeil Fhánada scorers: Bernard McGettigan 0-6, Oisin Shiels 0-4, Mark McAteer 0-2, Shaun Carr 0-1. 

Carndonagh scorers: Fergal Doherty 0-4, 2tp; Cian Burke 0-3, 1f; Michael Noone 1-0; Ryan Kelly 0-2,1tp; Padraig Doherty 0-1.  

Gaeil Fhanada: Michael Sweeney; Paddy Heraghty, Odhran Shiels, Aaron McConigley; Conor Heraghty, Oisin Shiels, Ronan McAteer; Bernard McGettigan, Shaun Carr; Oisin McFadden, Shaun Kerr, James Kerr; Mark McAteer, J P Gallagher, Darragh O’Doherty.

Subs: Fergal Friel for S O’Doherty.

Carndonagh: Daniel McDaid; Danny Diver, Danny Monagle, Eoghan Kelly; Seamus Grant, Darragh Browne, John O’Callaghan; Will Quinn, Sean Carroll; Cian Doherty, Padraig Doherty, Cian Burke; Michael Noone, Kyran Cantwell, Fergal Doherty.

Subs: Ryan Kelly, Odhran O’Donnell, Brendan McLaughlin.