IN A REPEATÂ of last year’s final, St Eunan’s and Naomh Conaill meet in the last of the Michael Murphy Sports Donegal SFC quarter-finals in Ballybofey.
FULL-TIME: St Eunan’s 1-8 Naomh Conaill 1-13 and the champions join Kilcar, Glenswilly and Malin in the semi-final draw.
60+3 – Sin é by the looks of it as Aaron Thompson puts five between them. St Eunan’s 1-8 Naomh Conaill 1-13
60+2 – goal chance for St Eunan’s, but Rory Kavanagh crashes off the post after superbly dummying into position. St Eunan’s 1-8 Naomh Conaill 1-12
56 – AJ Gallagher comes on to replace Dermot Molloy on the Naomh Conaill team.
56 – Brilliant long-rang point by John O’Malley stretches the lead. St Eunan’s 1-8 Naomh Conaill 1-12
53 – McGettigan puts a free wide for Naomh Conaill and they’re just three in front with seven to play.
52 – Sean McVeigh slots over for St Eunan’s. St Eunan’s 1-8 Naomh Conaill 1-11
51 – GOAL for Naomh Conaill as Daragh Gallagher fires home at the second attempt. McDyer with the assist after Molloy’s strength won the ball on the edge of the square. St Eunan’s 1-7 Naomh Conaill 1-11
49 – Dermot Molloy posts the game’s first score in 11 minutes and the champions are back in front. St Eunan’s 1-7 Naomh Conaill 0-11
48 – Brendan McDyer shoots off the upright and wide. Another miss for the Glenties men.
43 – Naomh Conaill have missed two decent chances in a row. Leon Thompson, just prior to his withdrawal, and Eoin Waide are off target and we’re still all square. St Eunan’s 1-7 Naomh Conaill 0-10
41 – Daragh Gallagher comes on for Leon Thompson and Anthony Thompson has been relocated onto Rory Kavanagh
This is the fifth time in all that the teams have been level.
38 – Devine finds Kavanagh who manages to hook over his second in a row. Level once more. St Eunan’s 1-7 Naomh Conaill 0-10
37 – Rory Kavanagh narrows the margins again. This one is really on a knife edge. St Eunan’s 1-6 Naomh Conaill 0-10
[adrotate group=”53″]36 – A two-point game as Eunan Doherty strikes a point. Sean McVeigh is on for McWalters on the St Eunan’s team. St Eunan’s 1-5 Naomh Conaill 0-10
34 – It’s end-to-end stuff here and Seamus Corcoran works his way through to point. St Eunan’s 1-5 Naomh Conaill 0-9
33 – Connall O’Boyle draws Eunan’s level instantly. St Eunan’s 1-5 Naomh Conaill 0-8
32 – Corner-back Kevin McGettigan gets up to post the first score of the second half. St Eunan’s 1-4 Naomh Conaill 0-8
30 – the second half is underway here.
Sub for Naomh Conaill as John O’Malley replaces Jason Campbell
Half-time: St Eunan’s 1-4 Naomh Conaill 0-7
30+3 – we’re level again. Waide arches over and that’s the last act of the first half. St Eunan’s 1-4 Naomh Conaill 0-7
Paddy Tinney has come into the press box with a tray of sandwiches. Half-time is nearing, so.
30+1 – Marty Boyle clips over after being fed by Eoin Waide and it’s back to a one-point game. St Eunan’s 1-4 Naomh Conaill 0-6
[adrotate group=”56″]29 – Eunan’s win the kick out and Rory Kavanagh has a go with McGrath well off his line. The Naomh Conaill ‘keeper does well to turn the ball over the bar. Eunan’s by two. St Eunan’s 1-4 Naomh Conaill 0-5
29 – Tidy effort, off the right boot of Conor Gibbons, has St Eunan’s back in front. St Eunan’s 1-3 Naomh Conaill 0-5
28 – McGettigan, who was sent off in last year’s final just seconds after being brought on, converts a lovely score and it’s all aboard in Ballybofey. St Eunan’s 1-2 Naomh Conaill 0-5
26 – McGettigan, again from a free, pulls back the deficit. St Eunan’s 1-2 Naomh Conaill 0-4
24 – Hensey points again after taking a pass from Peter Devine. St Eunan’s 1-2 Naomh Conaill 0-3
22 – Eoghan McGettigan pops over a free for Naomh Conaill after Dermot Molloy pulled his free wide moments earlier. St Eunan’s 1-1 Naomh Conaill 0-3
14 – GOAL. Superb flicked finish by Conor Morrison as he gets ahead of McGrath to get a touch and a finish. Mulgrew and O’Donnell involved and corner-back Morrison steers home. St Eunan’s 1-1 Naomh Conaill 0-2
11 – Rory Kavanagh, after being played in by Peter Devine, sees his shot well saved by Naomh Conaill goalkeeper Stephen McGrath. St Eunan’s 0-1 Naomh Conaill 0-2
[adrotate group=”70″]9 – Brendan McDyer lofts the ball across the goal face and the in-rushing Leon Thompson bats over the bar. A let-off for St Eunan’s as that should have been a goal. St Eunan’s 0-1 Naomh Conaill 0-2
6 – Sean Hensey becomes the third player to enter the book already.
3 – Dermot Molloy draws Naomh Conaill back on level terms from a free. St Eunan’s 0-1 Naomh Conaill 0-1.
2 – Seamus Corcoran (Naomh Conaill) and John Haran (St Eunan’s) have been yellow carded. St Eunan’s 0-1 Naomh Conaill 0-0
1- Sean Hensey fires St Eunan’s ahead as the jostles continue. St Eunan’s 0-1 Naomh Conaill 0-0
Now, we’re underway as Jimmy White throws it up.
[adrotate group=”38″]Handbags have been drawn already and we haven’t even had the throw-up yet. Skirmishes breaking out in a couple of places.
St Eunan’s: Sean Daffan; Conor Morrison, Caolan Ward, Conor Parke; Peter Devine, Eamon Doherty, Connall O’Boyle; Sean Hensey, Rory Kavanagh; Conor Gibbons, Darragh Mulgrew, Darragh McWalters; Conall Dunne, John Haran, Niall O’Donnell.
Naomh Conaill: Stephen McGrath; Aaron Thompson, Jason Campbell, Kevin McGettigan; Marty Boyle, Anthony Thompson, Eoin Waide; Leo McLoone, Ciaran Thompson; Eunan Doherty, Dermot Molloy, Brendan McDyer; Eoghan McGettigan, Seamus Corcoran, Leon Thompson.
