Donegal 1-22 Derry 1-19
Donegal battled back brilliantly in the final quarter to defeat Derry at Fr Tierney Park this afternoon.
Jim McGuinness’s Donegal played against the breeze in the first half and with Daire Ó Baoill in good form, they were 0-5 to 0-4 ahead after 23 minutes.
However, Derry improved after that and two-pointers from Lachlan Murray and Shane McGuigan had them in front at the break.
HT: Donegal 0-7 Derry 0-11
Derry were excellent at the start of the second half and a Conor Glass goal helped them into a 1-18 to 0-13 lead after 55 minutes.
However, Donegal didn’t give up and a great goal from Shane O’Donnell re-energised the home team.
Ciaran Thompson then landed a two-pointer before Conor O’Donnell (2), Ciaran Moore, and Ó Baoill added scores late on as Donegal claimed their fourth league win from five games.
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