Donegal in driving seat

Division Two A/ Donegal 3-15; Carlow 0-5: Donegal secured top spot in Division Two A with their easiest victory of the campaign…

Division Two A/ Donegal 3-15; Carlow 0-5: Donegal secured top spot in Division Two A with their easiest victory of the campaign in Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon.

Carlow, with nothing to play for, were poor, taking just one point in the second half.

Goals from Brendan Devenney and Michael Hegarty had Donegal in the driving seat by the end of the first quarter and thereafter the Leinster side had only a passing interest in the game, trailing 2-5 to 0-4 at half time. That seven-point gap was doubled by the middle of the second half and it was downhill for Carlow from there.

DONEGAL: P Durcan; E Reddin, R Sweeney, D Diver; D McNamara, E McGee, K Cassidy (0-1); B Boyle, P McGonigle (0-1, f); S McDermott (0-1), M Hegarty (1-3), B Roper; C McFadden (0-1), A Sweeney (0-2, 2f), B Devenney (2-4, 2f). Subs: J McCafferty (0-1) for McFadden (42 mins), R Kavanagh for McDermott (55 mins), K Lacey for McNamara (56 mins), S Cassidy (0-1) for Sweeney (59 mins), N Gallagher for Boyle (60 mins).

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CARLOW: J Brennan; P Cashin, J Doyle, B English; J Kavanagh, J Hayden, K Walker; R Walker (0-1), D Byrne; B Carbery, M Brennan, M Carpenter (0-2); P Hickey, J Byrne (0-1, sideline), J Nevin. Subs: T Walsh for Nevin (10 mins), B Kelly (0-1) for Carbery (18 mins), P Nolan for P Hickey (half-time), W Ryan for J Kavanagh (50 mins), C McCarthy for K Walker (51 mins).

Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan).