Allianz National Football League Division Two Final

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10                                  27/4/14

Monaghan secured a second consecutive NFL title with a fully-deserved win over Donegal in the Division Two Final at Croke Park on Sunday. Some superb point-taking in the first half put Monaghan in the driving seat and although Donegal, who had been reduced to 14 men early in the second half, got back into it through a Michael Murphy penalty, Kieran Hughes flicked to the net to spur Monaghan on to victory.

Full report to follow…

Monaghan: R Beggan (0-1, ’45); V Corey, D Wylie, C Walshe; D Mone (0-1), K Duffy, F Kelly (0-1); O Lennon, D Hughes (0-2); D Malone, S Gollogly, P McKenna (0-2); P Finlay (0-3, 1f), K Hughes (1-1), C McManus (Capt., 0-3).

Subs: D Clerkin (0-1) for Lennon (inj., 37 mins), R Wylie for Walshe (black card, 52), C McGuinness (0-1) for Gollogly (56), P Donaghy for Malone (67), J McCarron for Finlay (70), K O’Connell for D Hughes (black card, 73).

Donegal: P Durcan; N McGee, E McGee, K Lacey; L Keaney, F McGlynn, A Thompson; R Kavanagh, M McElhinney; C Toye, R McHugh, O Mac Niallais (0-1); P McBrearty (0-1), C McFadden (0-4, 3f), M Murphy (Capt., 1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-3f).

Subs: N Gallagher for McElhinney, M McHugh for Toye (both 27), C Classon for Mac Niallais (46), D O’Connor for R McHugh (58), Declan Walsh for Keaney (65), D Molloy for McFadden (black card, 67).

Referee: D Gough (Meath).