Magnificent seven for Naomh Conaill in Donegal decider

Naomh Conaill 1-16 Gaoth Dobhair 1-08

Naomh Conaill made it a seventh Donegal senior championship on a day they were playing in their seventh final in a row.

In MacCumhaill Park they blew Gaoth Dobhair away with a magnificent first half and they led at half-time by 0-09 to 0-02.

The Magheragallon men just didn't turn up but Naomh Conaill were supreme with Ethan O’Donnell giving one of many brilliant individual displays.

In all, Naomh Conaill had ten different scorers on the day.

Naomh Conaill put in a brilliant opening half in the Donegal final. They had two points on the board on four minutes and missed two more. But they soon found the range again being 0-05 to no score up before Michael Roarty had the first of only two points in the half for Gaoth Dobhair.

The flow of points was easy on the eye for Naomh Conaill with Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí, Ciaran Thompson with his left and right and Ultan Doherty finding the range to have them 0-09 to 0-02 ahead at the break.

Gaoth Dobhair did get a couple of early second half scores but Naomh Conaill responded every time. Charles McGuinness finished a goal midway through the half and even though Gaoth Dobhair got a consolation goal, it was never enough.

Naomh Conaill: Stephen McGrath; Jason Campbell, AJ Gallagher, Ultan Doherty )-01); Kevin McGettigan, Anthony Thompson (0-01), Ethan O’Donnell; Leo McLoone, Ciaran Thompson (0-03); Brendan McDyer (0-01), Odhran Doherty (0-01), Eunan Doherty (0-01); Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí (0-02), Charles McGuinness (1-02), John O’Malley (0-03,0-02f).

Subs: Eoin Waide for Campbell (44), Keelan McGill (0-01) for McDyer (51), Logan Quinn for McGettigan (56), Seamus Corcoran for O’Malley (58), Mark McDevitt for Mac Ceallabhuí (60)

Gaoth Dobhair: Daithi Roberts; Aodhan