Despite kicking nine wides, Donegal defeated Dublin by four points in a National Football League Division 1A clash at Ballybofey. Daire Ó Baoill starred for Donegal, scoring two two-pointers, while Dublin made a strong second-half fightback but ultimately fell short.
EVEN WITH MICHAEL Murphy still to come back, Donegal made decent use of their offensive weapons to defeat Dublin in Ballybofey .
The had to hold off a Dublin fightback at the start of the second half, with Dessie Farrell’s side coming to within one point on three occasions. Advertisement Daire Ó Baoill might find himself as a quiz question answer in time to come. The Gaoth Dobhair man booted over the first two-pointer scored by a Donegal player when he fired over in the 25th minute.
Michael Langan, who captained Donegal just two weeks after the death of his uncle, Don, took a neat lay-off by Ryan McHugh to double the lead. Dublin manager Dessie Farrell made three substitutes in the first half with Conor and Niall Scully both thrown on as they looked to reduce their arrears. With subs Luke Breathnach and Niall Scully as well as Basquel on the mark, Dublin three times in the second half narrowed the margin to one, but Donegal didn’t buckle.
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