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2016
Monaghan 1-10
Donegal 1-9
Monaghan dug themselves away from the relegation trap-door in dramatic fashion in Castleblayney.
Trailing by seven points to no score with only 20 minutes played, the Ulster champions battled back to defeat Donegal, with corner-back Colin Walshe popping up as the unlikely match-winner in the third minute of added time.
Donegal led 1-7 to 1-4 at the break.
MONAGHAN: R Beggan; C Walshe (0-1), D Wylie, R Wylie; D Mone, F Kelly, K O'Connell; N McAdam, V Corey; D Hughes (0-1), D Malone, K Hughes; R McAnespie (0-1), D McKenna (1-1), C McManus (0-6, 0-5 frees); Substitutes: T Kerr for Mone (48); O Duffy for Malone (53); C McCarthy for McKenna (60); Yellow cards: R Wylie (36, first half); Malone (49).
DONEGAL: MA McGinley; P McGrath, N McGee, H McFadden; R McHugh (0-1), A Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn; M Murphy (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '45'), O Mac Niallais (0-1); R Kavanagh, L McLoone, M O'Reilly; P McBrearty (0-2, 0-1 free), M McElhinney (1-0), E McHugh (0-1). Substitutes: C McFadden for E McHugh (inj,, 53); E McGee for O'Reilly (60); C Toye for McLoone (64); S McBrearty for McElhinney (66); E Doherty for N McGee (black card, 69); M McHugh for H McFadden (black card, 74); Black cards: N McGee (69); H McFadden (74).
REFEREE: R Hickey (Clare).
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