Donegal 1-13 v 0-17 Armagh (AET)
This Girls’ Ulster Remaining was a tense affair all through, as Donegal appeared to seal the county’s second Ulster crown in every week following the lads’s staff victory in opposition to the identical opposition only a week in the past.
A free-flowing first half noticed the hole between either side not capable of acquire an enduring benefit as they went into the break separated by only a level, Armagh forward 0-06 to 0-05.
Regardless of Armagh establishing a 4 level lead with a fast begin to the second half, throughout the final quarter-hour Donegal clawed away on the Orchard County’s benefit.
Donegal closed the Armagh benefit to only one, however a late flurry of scores from Armagh earlier than damage time seemingly made these efforts all for nothing.
That nevertheless would rapidly change as Katy Herron slotted residence an exceptional objective with a minute of added time left to convey the hole down to 1, and with the clock hitting zeroes on the finish of damage time, the drama wasn’t over but.
Donegal have been awarded a free, and Suzanne White fired over an astonishing rating to degree the tie and full essentially the most unlikely of Donegal comebacks to ship the tie to further time.
Either side traded a single rating within the first half of additional time, earlier than Donegal took solely their second lead of all the contest, and their first lead since they notched the opening rating of the sport within the third minute.
Simply 30 seconds later Armagh had a fast-break objective disallowed after one in all their gamers stepped out of play with the ball within the construct up.
Quickly the scores could be degree once more although, in a hard-fought matchup that began resembling the lads’s ultimate in the identical floor only a week prior.
Aoife Gallagher then gave Donegal the lead briefly with 5 minutes left to go, earlier than Armagh struck again instantly on the counter-attack in an enthralling finish to the tie.
Armagh clawed forward once more with simply moments to spare, and regardless of some shut calls Donegal simply couldn’t discover the rating that will take the sport to penalties.
A heartbreaking loss for Donegal, however they are going to be immensely happy with the combat they confirmed in a superb contest that went right down to the wire.
Heartbreaking defeat for Donegal Girls in enthralling Ulster Remaining was final modified: Could nineteenth, 2024 by
