Allianz Football League Division One
Donegal 1-11 Monaghan 1-11 26/3/17
A late Conor McManus penalty earned Monaghan a draw from another close contest against Donegal in the Allianz NFL at Ballyshannon on Sunday. Despite conceding an early goal to Michael Carroll, Monaghan came back to lead by 0-9 to 1-5 at half-time, with the in-form Jack McCarron kicking six points and league debutant Micheál Bannigan also among the scorers. Donegal started the second half with quick-fire points from Michael Murphy and Ciarán Thompson and they led from then, almost right through to the finish. Murphy’s seventh point of the game had the hosts three clear with five minutes remaining, but Monaghan won a penalty for a foul on Darren Hughes in added time and McManus coolly tucked it away to claim a share of the spoils. The result keeps Monaghan in with a chance of qualifying for the final ahead of next Sunday’s game against Dublin in Clones.
Donegal: MA McGinley; P McGrath, N McGee, É Doherty; E B Gallagher, E McHugh (0-1), R McHugh; M Murphy (Capt., 0-7, 4f), M Carroll (1-0); P Brennan, M O’Reilly, C Thompson (0-1); C Mulligan, H McFadden, J Brennan.
Subs: M McHugh for P Brennan (33 mins), K Gillespie for McGee (H-T), P McBrearty (0-2) for J Brennan (43), K Lacey for Mulligan (50), M McElhinney for R McHugh (inj., 59), M Langan for Thompson (62).
Monaghan: R Beggan; R Wylie, D Wylie (Capt.), F Kelly; K O’Connell, N McAdam, R McAnespie; D Hughes, K Hughes (0-1); D Ward, M Bannigan (0-1), G Doogan; O Duffy (0-1), J McCarron (0-6, 4f), C McManus (1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1f).
Subs: S Carey (0-1) for McAnespie (inj., 8 mins), C McCarthy for Ward (black card, 35 + 4), D Malone for Bannigan (H-T), V Corey for McAdam (45), J Mealiff for Duffy (black card, 52), T Kerr for Doogan (67).
Referee: D Gough (Meath).
By cshalvey Mon 27th Mar
