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The second half continued in the same vein as the first with Donegal too full of running for the Gaels. The northerners tallied four points to one for the Gaels in the 10 minutes following the restart. White and Maguire were the proponents. Eric Monahan accounted for the solitary Gaels point, and a goal came from Sean Moran. The Gaels broke downfield and Moran blasted the ball goalwards and it found the back of the net. Was a Gaels revival to come? Dara McCormack, Daryl Hayden, and Sean Curran were brought into the fray. Hayden pointed, and almost netted but Peter Boyle saved well. The Gaels then enjoyed a spell on top and pointed four without reply to reduce the gap to five points. McCormack played a big part in the revival, the big man proved to be an effective target and played the ball well into the forward line. A penalty then came, and Eric Monahan delivered with a low shot and now the Donegal lead was a mere two points with plenty of left to play. The Gaels did themselves no favours in the final minutes and Donegal took full advantage of some sloppy passing to restore the lead to four before the final whistle. A gallant display from the Gaels and for Donegal another win in the bag.

Gaels: J. O’Donnell, D. Doolan, C. O’Donnell, S. Conneely, J. Vaughn, F. O’Beara, G. Delaney, B. Joyce, N. Graham, S. Moran, P. Cunningham, E.Monahan, C. Mulkerrins. Donegal: P. Boyle, M. Canning, J. Gallagher, K. Mulhern, K. McColgan, R. Crawford, B. White, B. Donnelly, D. Maguire, S. O’Hanlon, F. Clancy, K. Williams, G. Friel.

Senior Hurling

Wexford 2-20 Fr. Tom Burke’s 2-10

The senior hurling championship got underway with Fr. Tom’s and Wexford facing off. Wexford had the edge over their opponents, especially on the scoring end as several Wexford players contributed to the scoresheet while Tom’s had to relay on the stick of David O’Mahoney for almost all of their scores.

Wexford held a slight advantage at the end of the first half. Tom Maloney opened the scoring and Kevin Sheerin added a second before Tom’s got on the scoreboard. Keogh and Sheerin added two more and Tom’s struck with a goal from Shane Howley who booted the ball across the line from close range. Tom’s took a brief lead before Wexford kicked it up a gear and took over the latter part of the first half. Eoghan Kavanagh canceled out Tom’s goal with a three pointer from inside the 21. Wexford added points from Sheerin and Kavanagh as the scoring was spread around the forward line. Tom’s relied on the prowess of David Mahoney at corner forward for their scores, as apart from Howley’s goal the scores came from the number 12. At the break Wexford led by four points, 1-10 to 1-6.

Things did not improve for Tom’s in the second period. Wexford maintained the upper hand and chances were few and far between for the boys of the west. A free that was moved up 10 yards even went amiss for Tom’s as their luck didn’t change. Wexford widened the gap, Michael Maloney got in on the act with a point following a mis-hit clearance. With the time out hope faded for a turnaround for Tom’s and Wexford kept up the pressure. A late consolation goal from Ciaran Moore improved the look of the scoreboard, and they will be hoping for better things as the championship moves on.

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