Donegal are taking on Fermanagh in their final Group B match in the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup at Brewster Park.
FULL-TIME – FERMANAGH 0-12 DONEGAL 0-8
70 mins – Ciaran Thompson dropped a free into the Fermanagh square but Michael Murphy was penalised for touching the ball on the ground as it broke his way. Fermanagh 0-12 Donegal 0-8
69 – “There will be a minimum of two minutes additional time.”
68 mins – Sean Quigley’s fifth point from a placed ball extends the Fermanagh lead out to four. Fermanagh 0-12 Donegal 0-8
67 mins – “All stewards to end of match positions please”
65 mins – Ciaran Thompson is back on, with Caolan Ward making way
64 mins – Pat Cadden is on the mark again, popping over a simple score after a pass from Daniel Teague. Fermanagh 0-11 Donegal 0-8
62 mins – Huge roar from the home faithful as Pat Cadden scores after breaking through the centre of the Donegal defence. Fermanagh by two. Fermanagh 0-10 Donegal 0-8
60 mins – Michéal Carroll is on for Hugh McFadden as Odhrán MacNiallais scores a free. Fermanagh 0-9 Donegal 0-8
Down are 1-17 to 1-15 ahead of St Mary’s in the other game in Group B
56 mins – Donegal are defending in numbers but Fermanagh picked their way through the blanket very well there and James McMahon – the centre-back – gets in to punch over to give his team a two-point lead. Fermanagh 0-9 Donegal 0-7
Attendance confirmed as 1,333 here at Brewster Park
53 mins – Ciaran Flaherty of Fermanagh kicks Fermanagh’s fifth wide of the second half (Donegal have one. First half was 3-5). They’ve had chances but take the next one as Sean Quigley scores a free from the 45-metre line. Fermanagh 0-8 Donegal 0-7.
52 mins – Sean Quigley’s third three of the evening has Fermanagh level after Eamonn Doherty was penalised. Fermanagh 0-7 Donegal 0-7.
49 mins – Kieran Gillespie finishes off a good move to edge Donegal in front – Martin O’Reilly was heavily involved in the build-up. Fermanagh 0-6 Donegal 0-7
47 mins – Sean Quigley’s long range free – he was just short of the 45-metre line – fades off wide. Good connection but didn’t have the legs. Fermanagh 0-6 Donegal 0-6
46 mins – Martin McElhinney has been black-carded for a foot-trip on James McMahon, 11 minutes after coming on. Anthony Thompson is coming on. Fermanagh 0-6 Donegal 0-6
44 mins – Michael Murphy, with a routine free, levels it up after Martin O’Reilly is fouled. Fermanagh 0-6 Donegal 0-6
41 mins – Fermanagh lead again and a well-crafted move sees Eoin Donnelly get in behind the defence and he was content enough to shoot over for a point. Fermanagh 0-6 Donegal 0-5
39 mins – Sean Quigley’s free from the left flank goes across the face of goal and wide. Fermanagh 0-5 Donegal 0-5
Kieran Gillespie’s appearance is his first for Donegal seniors
36 mins – Second half underway here in Enniskillen
Donegal changes – Martin McElhinney and Kieran Gillespie replace Leo McLoone and Ciaran Thompson
HALF-TIME – DOWN 0-9 ST MARY’S 0-10
HALF-TIME – FERMANAGH 0-5 DONEGAL 0-5
35 mins – One minute injury time will be played – “a minimum of” as they say.
34 mins – Peter Boyle slaps away a dropping Conall Jones effort but although Donegal had men over on the break, the move is overplayed and Aidan Breen, the Fermanagh full-back, blocks a shot from Neil McGee. Fermanagh 0-5 Donegal 0-5
33 mins – Level again. Eoin Donnelly is fouled by a combination of Donegal players and Sean Quigley slots over the free from close range. Fermanagh 0-5 Donegal 0-5
30 mins – Declan McCusker, who has been Fermanagh’s best player, again finds an avenue of opportunism breaking from wing-back and he points for Pete McGrath’s team. Fermanagh 0-4 Donegal 0-5
29 mins – Point from Martin O’Reilly, who may or may not have over-carried but the Sean MacCumhaill’s man did well to point when off balance. Set-up play was by Leo McLoone and Michael Murphy. Fermanagh 0-3 Donegal 0-5
27 mins – Free converted by Odhrán MacNiallais – his third point of the half – has Donegal ahead by the minimum. Fermanagh 0-3 Donegal 0-4
26 mins – Frank McGlynn is togged on the sideline and abut to enter the fray. He’s on for Stephen McBrearty. Fermanagh 0-3 Donegal 0-3
St Mary’s are 0-8 to 0-6 up on Down in the other fixture in Group B
22 mins – Odhrán MacNiallais pops over his second point. Again Fermanagh sat deep but MacNiallais, following his clubmate Neil McGee’s pass, took on the shot on his left foot and finished well. Made and scored in Gaoth Dobhair. Fermanagh 0-3 Donegal 0-3
19 mins – Wonderful point from a sideline ball by Sean Quigley means the home side are back in front. Fermanagh 0-3 Donegal 0-2
15 mins – Concerted spell of Donegal play, as Fermanagh sat with 13 inside their own 45, but in the end Martin O’Reilly’s shot fades just wide. Fermanagh 0-2 Donegal 0-2
12 mins – Classy score by Ciaran Flaherty for Fermanagh, his shot with the outside of the boot spinning in to go over Peter Boyle’s crossbar. Fermanagh 0-2 Donegal 0-2
9 mins – Marvelous score for Ciaran Thompson of Naomh Conaill. He was right on the end line but struck over from the narrowest of angles. Fermanagh 0-1 Donegal 0-2
7 mins – All square. Donegal are back on terms thanks to Odhrán MacNiallais. Fermanagh 0-1 Donegal 0-1
6 mins – Michael Murphy’s free from all of 55 metres is just wide. Fermanagh 0-1 Donegal 0-0
3 mins – Point for Fermanagh, fisted over by Eoin Donnelly after a fine cross-field pass from Sean Quigley put Declan McCusker into space. Fermanagh 0-1 Donegal 0-0
0 mins – We’re underway here at Brewster. Michael Murphy is wandering around midfield to start with, with Leo McLoone at full-forward
Donegal are lining up as per programme – only Odhrán MacNiallais is wearing No 25. Fermanagh also per programme.
Public address announcer has called on Francie Marley, the Donegal team bus driver, to go back to his bus…Wonder if Rory is going to park the bus?
Michael Murphy leads Donegal out and both teams are lining out as per the line-outs below.
The teams are, as yet unconfirmed, but here’s what our programmes – well, our team sheets – look like:
Donegal have to win by five or more tonight to stand a chance of qualifying for Sunday’s semi-finals and will also hope that St Mary’s don’t defeat Down by more than a point in tonight’s other game in Newry.
Rory Gallagher (pictured above) is in his home county tonight as he takes his Donegal team to Brewster Park, a ground he starred on as a player with the Erne County, to take on Pete McGrath’s Fermanagh.
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