ATU Donegal put SETU Carlow to sword in emphatic style to lift Freshers 2 crown

ATU Donegal have lifted the Higher Education Electric Ireland Freshers 2 crown after a dominant display against South East Technological University Carlow at the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence.

Under the guidance of senior Donegal star Ryan McHugh, the Letterkenny-based scholars took firm control from the throw-in and never relinquished their grip on proceedings. 

An explosive first-half performance saw them build a commanding 2-11 to 0-2 advantage by the interval.

Goals from Danny Brown (Naomh Conaill) and Eoghan ‘Ban’ McNelis (Ardara) set the tone early on, putting clear daylight between the teams before the break.

While the second period proved more competitive, ATU Donegal continued to add to their tally and closed out the contest in impressive fashion to lift the title.

ATU Donegal scorers: Danny Brown 1-3; Eoghan ‘Ban’ McNelis 1-0; Shane Callaghan 0-5; Aidan Friel and Gavin Doherty 0-3 each; Donal Gallagher, Darragh Hennigan and Jack Keys 0-1 each.

ATU Donegal: Andrew Nicholls; Michael Mulrain, Mark Dwyre, Aidan Friel; Killian Gillespie, Donal Gallagher, Killian Sampson; Bailey McBride, Darragh Hennigan; Shane Callaghan, Gavin Doherty, Conor George; Eoghan ‘Ban’ McNelis, Danny Brown, Jack Keys.

Subs: Oisin Quigley, Seamus Doogan, Mark Patterson, Dylan Mulholland, Ben McNelis, Joey Barrerr, Donal McDermott, Jack Houston, Conor McHugh, Callum Duffy, Rory O’Brien, Aaron Neely.