Donegal produced their best performance of 2023 on Saturday evening with a spirited 0-19 to 0-17 win over Monaghan in the concluding All-Ireland SFC Group 4 game at Healy Park in Omagh – to set up a home game for themselves when the draw for the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals is made on Monday morning.
Monaghan, despite losing, are also through to Monday morning’s draw but they will face an away trip, against a runner-up from one of the other three groups.
Donegal: Shaun Patton (0-1); Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Caolan McColgan; Caolan Ward, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Stephen McMenamin; Caolan McGonagle (0-1), Hugh McFadden; Daire Ó’Baoill (0-3), Jamie Brennan (0-3), Ciaran Thompson 0-3); Odhrán Doherty (0-1), Oisín Gallen (0-4), Conor O’Donnell (0-3) Subs: John Ross Molloy for Ward, Paddy McBrearty for Gallen, Rory O’Donnell for O’Baoill.
Saturday’s Group 4 results
Donegal 0-19 Monaghan 0-17
Derry 1-20 Clare 1-13
The draw for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals will be made on Monday morning on RTÉ Radio 1 at 8:35am.
