Donegal 1-8
Galway 3-11
The Donegal under 20 ladies team lost out to Galway in the Under 20 Ladies All-Ireland Football Championship Final at Kilcoyne Memorial Park in Tubbercurry on Saturday afternoon.
Donegal kicked the opening score of the contest inside 30 seconds, with Sara Thomas finding the target.
However, three majors for Galway through Alisha O’Malley (2) and Ava Heneghan left them in the driving seat.
The Tribeswomen had a chance to extend their lead before the interval from the penalty spot but Ellie McGarvey produced a fine save to deny O’Malley.
Half-time Donegal 0-4-3-4 Galway
Paul Gillespie and Dessie McNamara’s charges battled hard after the restart and a point from Thomas and a superb goal from Caitlin Fletcher brought the deficit down to seven as we entered the closing quarter.
However, the Tribeswomen managed to withstand the pressure in the closing 15 minutes and maintain their advantage to seal the silverware.