2017
Donegal 1-11
Monaghan 1-11
A 69th minute penalty by Conor McManus gave Monaghan a share of the spoils in Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon after Donegal looked likely winners in their Division 1 clash.
Donegal had all the possession in the second half but couldn’t get the gap past three points. Apart from the penalty, Monaghan only managed two points but the goal proved crucial.
Jack McCarron was the Monaghan star of the first half, hitting six points, as Monaghan had a one point advantage at the break, 0-9 to 1-5.
Scorers - Donegal: Michael Murphy 0-7,4f; Michael Carroll 1-0; Patrick McBrearty 0-2; Eoin McHugh, Ciaran Thompson 0-1 each.
Monaghan: Jack McCarron 0-6,4f; Conor McManus 1-1, 1-0pen,f; Kieran Hughes, Owen Duffy, Shane Carey, Michael Bannigan 0-1 each.
DONEGAL: M A McGinley; P McGrath, N McGee, E Doherty; R McHugh, E Ban Gallagher, P Brennan; M Murphy, C Thompson; M Carroll, M O’Reilly, E McHugh; J Brennan, H McFadden, C Mulligan. Subs: M McHugh for P Brennan 33; K Gillespie for McGee ht; P McBrearty for J Brennan 43; M McElhinney for R McHugh 60; M Langan for Thompson 63
MONAGHAN: R Beggan; F Kelly, D Wylie, R Wylie; R McAnespie, N McAdam, K O’Connell; D Hughes, K Hughes; D Ward, O Duffy, G Doogan; M Bannigan, J McCarron, C McManus. Subs: S Carey for McAnespie 8; C McCarthy for Ward, bcard 40; D Malone for Bannigan ht; V Corey for McAdam 46; J Mealiff for O Duffy, bcard 53; T Kerr for Doogan 68
REFEREE: D Gough (Meath)
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