GAA: Late comeback offers Minors final 4 spot

The Donegal Minor footballers who had led by 0-05 to 0-02 at halftime towards Cavan discovered themselves six factors behind as the house facet got here to life initially of the second-half with 4 factors in a row.

Donegal responded with factors from Luke Clerkin and Lorcan McGee to guide once more at 0-07 to 0-06 on this topsy turvy encounter at Breffni Park.

However objectives from Dylan Edwards and an unbelievable lengthy vary effort from Ben Tully plus a Jamie Clarke level had Cavan forward 2-07 to 0-07 and seemingly in cost.

Nevertheless, Luke Barrett’s weren’t able to take the championship exit door simply but and produced an excellent final ten minutes to grab victory and a semifinal assembly with Derry.

Danny Brown pointed , Oisin Scanlon adopted up and drilled the ball to the web after Conor McCahill’s shot had been blocked and a second Danny Brown level left only one between them.

Donegal now had the momentum and Darragh Hennigan’s level leveled it with a minute left.

Shane Callaghan, who surprisingly hadn’t scored as much as that, did when it mattered most, cooly slotting over the profitable rating to offer Donegal a 1-11 to 2-07 victory.

The win units up one other assembly with Derry who they beat within the Jim McGuigan Cup Closing however misplaced closely to within the Group stage of this championship.

GAA: Late comeback offers Minors final 4 spot was final modified: Might thirteenth, 2023 by Employees Author