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Action from Donegal against Kildare in 2019
2007
Donegal 1-13
Kildare 1-11
Donegal moved a step closer to claiming their first NFL Division One title by ending Kildare’s campaign with a 1-13 to 1-11 defeat at Croke Park in the semi-final.
In front of a disappointing attendance of 23,209, the Tir Chonaill men had the match winner in corner forward Colm McFadden who tallied up six points as Donegal led 0-7 to 0-4 at the break.
Kildare hit back with a Johnny Doyle penalty to cut the lead to two and with Kevin Cassidy being sent off, Donegal had to hang on for victory.
DONEGAL: Paul Durcan; Neil McGee, Paddy Campbell, Karl Lacey; Paddy McConigley (0-1), Barry Monaghan, Barry Dunnion; Neil Gallagher, Kevin Cassidy (0-1); Ciaran Bonner (0-1), Brian Roper (0-1), Christy Toye; Colm McFadden (0-6,2f), Brendan Devenney, Michael Hegarty (0-3). Subs: Kevin McMenamin (1-0) for Devenney 20; Eamon McGee for McConigley ht; Adrian Sweeney (0-1) for Roper 40; Frank McGlynn for N McGee 48; Thomas Donoghue for Monaghan 57.
KILDARE: Enda Murphy; Eamonn O'Callaghan, David Lyons, Aindriu Mac Lochlainn; Anthony Rainbow, Mark Hogarty, Emmett Bolton; Killian Brennan, Kevin O'Neill; James Kavanagh, John Doyle (0-6,4f), Ken Donnelly; Tadhg Fennin (1-2,1-0pen), Jason Phillips, Padraig O'Neill (0-2). Subs: Tomas O'Connor for Brennan 7; Michael Conway (0-1) for Donnelly 50; William Heffernan for O'Neill 65; Martin Donnelly for Fennin 65.
REFEREE: Rory Hickey (Clare)
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