Murphy works his magic for Donegal
Donegal 2-18
Derry 2-12
A wonder goal from Michael Murphy in the second half saw Donegal win this Ulster derby in style last night in Celtic Park.
Derry had a whirlwind start with a goal from Caolan O'Boyle, who was a late replacement for Paddy Bradley, after just a minute.
Donegal fought their way back into a very high-class contest and a goal from Colm McFadden put them in front for the first time as half-time approached and they led by 1-11 to 1-9 at the break.
Derry got back on level terms midway through the second half when Caolan O'Boyle fired home a penalty, but then came the Murphy goal and Donegal were on their way. Derry lost Kevin McCloy to a second yellow card and Donegal were able to pull clear in the final minutes to go to the top of the Division Two table.
Scorers -- Donegal: Michael Murphy 1-7,4f; Colm McFadden 1-3; Dermot Molloy 0-5, 5f; Martin McElhinney 0-1; Rory Kavanagh 0-1; Karl Lacey 0-1.
Derry: Caolan O'Boyle 2-1; Conleth Gilligan 0-6,6f; Gerard O'Kane 0-2; Charlie Kielt, Enda Muldoon, Ciaran McGilligan 0-1 each.
Donegal: P Durcan; P McGrath, N McGee, K Cassidy; A Thompson, K Lacey, F McGlynn; R Kavanagh, M McElhinney; M McHugh, M Hegarty, Ryan Bradley; D Molloy, M Murphy, C McFadden. Subs: J Noctor for N McGee (40); N Gallagher for McElhinney; D Walsh for M Hegarty (55).
Derry: D Devlin; C Mullan, K McCloy, D McBride; G O'Kane, J O'Kane, A McAlynn; PJ McCloskey, M Friel; C McGoldrick, SL McGoldrick, M Donaghy; E Muldoon, C O'Boyle, C Gilligan. Subs: C Kielt for A McAlynn (26); B McGoldrick for C Mullan (h/t); M Lynch for C McGoldrick(43); P Bradley for PJ McCloskey (48); J Kielt for M Donaghy (57).
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh).
