Donegal: 1-11
Armagh 0-7
The Donegal minor ladies team got their Championship campaign off to a fine start, defeating Armagh by seven points in Downings in Saturday afternoon.
Act One was a finely balanced affair but it was the Orchard County side that held the advantage at the break, leading by 0-6-0-4, with Clara Rose Boyle (3) and Orla Ward getting on the score sheet for the hosts.
Half-time- Donegal 0-4-0-6 Armagh
However, Declan McDermott’s outfit were much the better side after the restart.
The limited their opponents to just one point in the second stanza while converting 1-7 at the other end of the pitch.
Full-forward Caoimhe Gallagher fired home a superb major ten minutes into the half to help set her side on their way to an impressive victory.
