Donegal 3-23 Down 1-11
The Donegal Under 20s made it three wins from three in the Ulster Championship with a comfortable victory over Down in Fr Tierney Park.
Gary Boyle’s side started strong with six points from five different scorers in the first 11 minutes, but Down hit back with two pointers from Eoghan Travers and Oran Byrne.
Goals from Daithi Gildea and a Seanan Carr penalty gave Donegal a 2-10 to 0-10 advantage at the break.
Down hit back with an Eoghan Travers goal as he top scored with 1-6 for the visitors, but Gildea hit a second goal as Donegal dominated in the final 20 minutes, hitting nine points without reply late on for a comprehensive victory.
That leaves Donegal with three wins from three games and top of the group as they host Tyrone on Wednesday night.
Donegal: Padraig Mac Giolla Bhríde; Jordi Gribben, Niall Prendiville, Aaron Neely; Max Campbell (0-3), Callum McCrea, David Monaghan; Sean Martin (0-1), Kevin Muldoon (0-5, 1tpf, 0-1f); Alex Cunnea, Conor McGinty (0-2, 1tpr), Seanan Carr (1-3, 1-0 pen, 3fs); Conor McCahill (0-2, 1f), Daithi Gildea (2-2), Donnachadh O Baoighill (0-2).
Subs: Shane Callaghan (0-3, 1tpr) and Dylan Mulholland for McCahill and O Baoighill (39 mins), Fionn Coll for Monaghan (42 mins), Jack Gallagher and Mark McDevitt for Carr and Martin (54 mins).
Down: DJ Farrell; Ben Christie, Liam Vaughan, Lorcan Lynch,; Daragh Murdock (0-1), Ruairi McEvoy, Callan Morgan; Dara Óg McCoy, Luke Quinn; Eoin Murray, Lorcan Ward, Eoghan Travers (1-6, 2tpr); Barra McEvoy, Dara McAleenan (0-2), Oran Byrne (0-2, 1tpr).
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