Donegal and Derry clash this evening in the EirGrid Ulster Under-21 Championship final at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh – and we’ll have all the action here as it happens:
63 – GOAL as Michael Carroll bats home. 3-17/0-13
56 – GOAL for Donegal as Ethan O’Donnell nets. 2-17/0-12
49 – Eleven mins left here and Donegal lead 1-14 to 0-10.
40 – Connor makes it 1-12 to 0-8 and Derry are down to 14 men as Oisin Duffin is sent off.
39 Langan tucks over a free. 1-11/0-8
35 – Huge blow for Derry as McGuigan gets a black card.
34 – Jack Doherty gets Derry’s first score of the second half. 1-10/0-8
33 – Cian Mulligan adds to the Donegal scoreline. 1-10/0-7
32 – Connor slots over a free and it’s a five-point game. 1-9/0-7
The second half is underway.
HALF-TIME: Donegal 1-8 Derry 0-7
30 – Donegal lead by four now as McGee lands a cracker. 1-8/0-7
29 – GOAL for Donegal as Lorcan COnnor finishes, following a superb run by Jamie Brennan. 1-7/0-7
27 – Patrick Coney brings Derry onto level terms again. 0-7/0-7
26 – Jason McGee restores the Donegal lead. 0-7/0-6
24 – SUB for Donegal as Conor Doherty replaces Colm Kelly.
23 – It’s level pegging again as Jamie Brennan drills over. 0-6/0-6
21 – Shane McGuigan lands a beauty from the left-hand side. Derry in front. 0-5/0-6
18 – Derry are level as Conor Doherty converts. 0-5/0-5
16 – Shane McGuigan knocks over a free for Derry. 0-5/0-4
14 – Langan with another ’45 stretches the lead. 0-5/0-3
12 – Two quick points by Tallon and Hagan bring Derry to within a point. 0-4/0-3
10 – Carroll fists over after being sent away by McClenaghan. 0-4/0-1
9 – Michael Langan pops over the ’45 and Donegal lead by two. 0-3/0-1
8 – Donegal denied a goal as Tony McClenaghan elects to shoot and sees his effort turned away by Ben McKinless. Jamie Brennan was inside screaming for a pass. 0-2/0-1
5 – Connor puts Donegal in front, again from a free. 0-2/0-1
3 – Lorcan Connor pops over a free and Donegal are level. 0-1/0-1
1 – Danny Tallon puts Derry in front from a free. Donegal 0-0 Derry 0-1
Donegal have swapped the numbers of Jason McGee and Michael Langan. Reminder that the two look alike: http://www.donegalsporthub.com/spot-difference-rory-gallagher-says-took-figure/
Despite the awkward choice of venue, a good crowd of Donegal supporters have answered Declan Bonner’s rallying call and made their way to Armagh for what is the last Ulster Under-21 final. From next year, the competition becomes an under-20 championship.
One change in the Donegal team as Colm Kelly – who wasn’t in the squad last week – comes in to replace Christy Fildara.
Donegal: Danny Rogers; Conor Morrison, Stephen McMenamin, Brendan McCole; Dáire Ó Baoill, Cian Mulligan, Eoghan Ban Gallagher; Tony McClenaghan, Jason McGee; Colm Kelly, Stephen McBrearty, Michael Langan; Lorcan Connor, Jamie Brennan, Conor Doherty.
Derry: Ben McKinless; Niall Keenan, Oisin Duffin, Conor McGrogan; Cathal Mulholland, Michael McEvoy, Jordan Curran;Â Jack Doherty, Patrick Kearney; Peter Hagan, Dean Curran, Patrick Coney; Danny Tallon, Shane McGuigan, Conor Doherty.
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