Electric Ireland Ulster Minor Football Championship final:
Donegal 2-10 Derry 1-11
DONEGAL held out in a frenetic finish to clinch the Ulster Minor Football Championship title at the expense of Derry in this fairly low-key and, at times, scrappy affair, which was played in ideal conditions in Clones on Sunday.
Going into stoppage-time, Donegal were comfortably ahead by five points, having taken increasing control during the second-half, but they then conceded a goal that threw Derry a lifeline and made for a rather nervous finish, but time simply ran out for the Oak Leaf county.
The victory sees Donegal crowned minor champions after a gap of just one year and the victory also denied Derry winning back-to-back titles as they were the reigning champions.
MATCH STATS
Donegal: G Mulreany, S Ferry, AcCrea, M Curran, O Shiels, JD Boyle (1-0), A McLaughin, J McGee (0-1), K Gallagher (0-1), N Boyle (1-0), E McGettigan (0-2), O McFadden/Ferry (0-1), P Mogan (0-1), N O’Donnell (0-4, 0-2 frees), E McCormick; Subs: S McGrath for E McCormick (47), B O’Donnell for S Ferry (55), S Carr for N Boyle (59), A Deeney for JD Boyle (64); Yellow cards: S Ferry.
Derry: B McKinless, C McCluskey, G McLaughlin, A Bradley, P McGrogan, E Concannon, S McErlain, P Coney (0-1), O McWilliams (0-1), C Doherty, C Devlin (1-7, 0-6 frees), P Quigg, S Downey, F Higgins (0-1), E Bradley; Subs: S Higgins (0-1) for E Bradley (39), JP Devlin for O McWilliams (40), R Young for F Higgins (42), L Kielt for G McLaughlin (54), O McKeever for E Concannon (58, black card); Yellow cards: F Higgins.
Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan).