November 10, 2024
Profitable begin as hungry Donegal get out of the blocks in McKenna Cup

Whereas it could be laborious to guage precisely precisely the place they’re at from this efficiency, there isn’t a doubt that Donegal are hungry to show the doubters fallacious.

Donegal 3-16 Armagh 1-6

They brushed apart the take a look at of Armagh on this first Dr McKenna Cup sport at MacCumhaill Park earlier than a crowd of just about 4,000 curious spectators.

By Charlie Collins at MacCumhaill Park

However the guests had determined that they might use the competitors as a testing floor for his or her U20 panel.
Jim McGuinness gave aggressive debuts to 5 gamers , Naomh Conaill pair Finbarr Roarty and Kevin McGettigan , Ciaran Moore from St.Eunans, Oisín Caulfield from Na Rossa and Senan Carr from 4 Masters .

Ryan Mc Hugh and Aaron Doherty made welcomed returns after seeing little motion in 2023.

Michael Langan bought Donegal off to the right begin when he blasted to the online after good work by Paddy McBrearty and Finbarr Roarty within the first minute.

Jeaic Mac Ceallabhui and Aaron Doherty added wonderful factors from play and after ten minutes Donegal led by 5, 1-02 to no rating.

Joe Sheirdan lastly bought Armagh going with some extent from a mark shortly adopted by a tremendous lengthy vary effort from Luke McKeever within the sixteenth minute.

After a scoreless interval, we had targets at both finish with Kevin McGettigan for Donegal after nice work by Jason Mc Gee after which Luke McKeever flicking the lengthy ball in over the top of Shaun Patton into the online leaving it 2-02 to 1-02.

Micheal Langan, later awarded the man-of-the match, then kicked a brilliant lengthy vary level and when Ryan McHugh was fouled, Patrick McBrearty transformed the free and the lead was again to 5 factors .

Callum O Neill replied for Armagh however Michael Langan added two cracking factors to convey his complete to 1-03 and Donegal led by double scores at half-time 2-06 to 1-03.

Donegal made seven modifications at half-time and began as they’d within the first-half with a primary minute objective, Simply launched Oisín Gallen ending Micheal Langan’s tremendous lengthy ball in, 3-06 to 1-03 and Donegal in management.

They continued to dominate and the factors flew over, Oisín Gallen , Caolan McGonagle , Ryan McHugh , Patrick McBrearty , Gallen once more , Michael Langan , Gallen once more after which Odhran Doherty

Brendan O Hagan transformed two Armagh frees to go away it 3-13 to 1-05 as Donegal launched 4 extra subs to clear the bench.

Peadar Mogan and Oisín Gallen with two extra added to Donegal’s complete as they ran out winners by 3-16 to 1-06 and now journey to Healy Park to face Tyrone the place one other win will clinch a semi-final spot.

Donegal ; Shaun Patton, Finbarr Roarty , Brendan McCole , Kevin McGettigan (1-0), Ryan McHugh (0-01), Jeaic MacCeallabhui (0-01), Ciaran Moore. , Jason McGee , Michael Langan ( 1-04), Oisin Caulfield , Ciaran Thompson , Daire O Boaill , Aaron Doherty (0-01), Patrick McBrearty (0-02), Senan Carr . Subs used : (All in second-half), Oisín Gallen (1-04), Caolan McGonagle (0-01 ), Shane O Donnell , Peadar Mogan 0-01), Odhran Doherty (0-01), Jamie Brennan , Stephen McMenamin, John Ross Molloy , Donal McBride, Daithi Roberts, Rory O Donnell.

Armagh ; Ryhs Stevens , Cathal Agnew , Sam McClaron , Conor Magennis , Emmet Magee , Luke McKeever (1-01) , Joe Shierdan (0-01), Tadhg Grimley , Paddy Carr , Sean Conlon , Brendan O Hagan (0-03), Callum O Neill (0-01), Cianon Campbell , Daniel Magee , Michael McConville . Subs used ; Fergal O Brien , Blaine Hughes ,Thomas Galvin ,

Referee ; Margaret Farrelly ( Cavan).

Profitable begin as hungry Donegal get out of the blocks in McKenna Cup was final modified: January third, 2024 by Employees Author