St Eunan’s 1-12
St Michael’s 2-8
ST EUNAN’S came through by the minimum against St Michael’s in a pulsating RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC semi-final in Ballybofey tonight.
A 38th minute goal from Darragh Mulgrew – son of the former Fermanagh manager Charlie – dragged the Letterkenny side back into a contest that looked to be slipping away for them. Points were traded thereafter, only for Conor Gibbons to clinch the one-point win two minutes from time.
St Michael’s from Dunfanaghy made a blistering start when Brian McLaughlin slapped a quick Colm McFadden free past Sean Daffan for a goal inside of five minutes, to make it 1-1 to 0-0.
St Eunan’s, who took a while to get going, then hit something of a purple patch with six successive points, with Sean McVeigh, Rory Carr, Kevin Rafferty, Mulgrew and a brace from Conall Dunne turning things around.
But as the half bore to a close, St Michael’s gained the upper hand again and went in 2-3 to 0-7 up at the break with Andrew Kelly knocking home a second goal when Maxi Curran’s St Eunan’s failed to clear.
Early second half points from McFadden and Kelly pushed the St Michael’s cushion out to four. But Mulgrew pulled St Eunan’s back into contention with a splendid goal, piercing an angled shot low past Mark Anthony McGinley, the former UCD goalkeeper, on 38 minutes following Rafferty’s pass to leave it 1-7 to 2-5.
Points from Dunne and McVeigh edged St Eunan’s a point ahead. The ebb and flow of the contest continued with McFadden and Christy Toye keeping St Michael’s in touch, while McVeigh and Rory Kavanagh pointed for St Eunan’s.
After Gibbons had edged St Eunan’s in front McFadden, with the last kick of the game, had the opportunity to force a replay. His free, from an utterly uncompromising angle on the 45-metre line in the shadow of the stand, fell short and Rafferty won possession as referee Seamus McGonigle blew for time.
Glenswilly, last year’s county champions and Ulster finalists, take on Naomh Conaill from Glenties in Letterkenny tomorrow in the second semi-final with the winners to face St Eunan’s for the Dr Maguire Cup on Sunday week in Ballybofey.
Outrageously misleading headline. Hodgson didn’t say what it suggests he said at all.
The journal is turning into a sun/star styled mashup. where did it all go wrong?
Suarez was brilliant in the last World Cup and in the Copa America. He should be alright in this one too.
Especially his fingertip save ….
headline misleasding, uruguay have a good squad though I disagree with woy there..cavani, gaston ramirez, godin and gimenez the two athletico defenders and christian rodriguez who have just won la liga and are in the champions league final and diego forlan is still a great finisher even with his age, they have quality in attack and defence.. personally i think england wont have the quality to beat them
You’re dead right Paddy. You didn’t even mention Walter Gargano or Edigo Arevalo Ríos in midfield or Maxi Peirera, Martín Cáceres or Alvaro Peirera on the flanks. Uruguay will be very difficult to beat and will play in a style very similar to Atletico. At 25/1 to win the World Cup they’re a decent outside bet.
Only RVP scored as many goals as Suarez in World Cup qualifiers, and there are no easy matches in South American qualifying.
Fancy Suarez to score against England.
He could have a point ! How will he cope with more then one game in a week ???
I’m guessing he ingested something psychedelic earlier in the day and followed up that observation with “….
and I think danny welbeck will win the golden boot”
Roy didnt preform well with any club wheather managing england or liverpool. So speaching against the talent of a player that could do serious damage to him and england is very wrong!
At least Roy can spell…….
silly comment willie
If anything id say Suarez will have England in his sights.
Roy on the other hand is a poor manager with a limited squad, especially up front.
Roy needs a copy of mind games for dummies. He should know Suarez is world class and that he won’t be affected by anything the england manager says. Might work with Ballotelli however
U fool roy, wud u say the same id it was messi r ronaldo, time will spell then end of u
Gobbledygook
I’d say Roy might struggle more than him at at the world cup