Paddy McBrearty's tally of 1-6 didn't prevent Donegal from falling to defeat.
Michael Murphy and Jonny Cooper fight for possession. Image: James Crombie/INPHO Michael Murphy and Jonny Cooper fight for possession. Image: James Crombie/INPHO Dublin 2-15 Donegal 2-11 DUBLIN’S BID TO survive in Division 1 will go down to the last day after they picked up a second successive victory, defeating Donegal by four points.
It was by no means a flawless display but Dublin are finding form at the right time and a number of their key men are clicking back into gear. They controlled much of the second period and created a number of goal chances in a much-improved attacking display. When he flicked into the net in the 53rd minute there was just two points between the teams, before Dublin hit 1-5 down the home straight to seal the win.
The Sky Blues finished out the half with five unanswered scores, including a couple of peaches from Brian Howard.Brian Fenton should have added a goal in the 44th minute after he was put through by Howard, but he hit the side netting. Still, Dublin pushed five clear as Costello and Howard both landed their third scores.
That left two points between the sides, 1-11 to 2-6, with the game very much in the balance despite Dublin’s dominance of the previous half-hour.
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