Mayo 1-18 Donegal 1-16
Donegal produced a decent second half display against Mayo today but a narrow defeat saw them miss out on a place in next week’s Division 1 Final.
Jim McGuinness’s Donegal played reasonably well with the breeze in the first quarter and a two-pointer from Daire Ó Baoill helped them into a 0-6 to 0-2 lead after 17 minutes.
However, they were poor in the second quarter, and Mayo reeled off 1-5 on the trot with Jack Carney notching 1-2.
HT: Mayo 1-7 Donegal 0-6
Donegal made a good start to the second half with Eoin McHugh netting a goal while Finnbarr Roarty blazed an effort over the bar.
Ryan O’Donoghue responded with a brace of two-pointers as Mayo moved five clear.
Donegal battled back well from that and when Michael Langan scored in the 61st minute, they were one in front and heading towards a league final.
Mayo were in danger of being relegated but they stepped up and moved two points clear.
There was time for more drama as Daire Ó Baoill saw a penalty saved before Hugh McFadden crashed a shot off the crossbar.
Aaron Doherty reduced Donegal’s deficit to one but there was no leveller as Ryan O’Donoghue concluded the scoring.
Mayo will play Kerry in the League Final, while Tyrone have been relegated.
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