Donegal have now progressed to the semi final of the 2021 Ulster Minor championship following a hard earned 1-09 to 10 point victory over Monaghan in St Tiernachs Park Clones on Wednesday evening (28th July).
Luke Mc Glynns' converted penalty midway through the first half was the decisive score. Donegal contested the majority of the game with fourteen players.
This was after the visitors seen Ethan Friel dismissed on 2 yellow cards.
It was a strong opening to the 2nd half for Monaghan with Stephen Mooney firing over 3 unanswered points followed by a further 2 in the 2nd quarter however it was not enough for the beaten 2020 finalists.
Donegal will now play Armagh in the Ulster Minor championship semi-finals next Wednesday.
Speaking to Sean Mc Caffrey after the final whistle, Manager Mark Counihan accepted that the better team had won
Monaghan :- Declan Mc Kenna; Charlie Mc Qullian; Phillip Mc Nally; Fionan Carolan; Darragh Mee; Joe Carey; Paddy Farrelly; Tom McMahon; Joey McMahon; Aaron Carey; Stephen Mooney (0-06); Thomas Hughes; Cian Conlon (0-01); Niall Rice; Kian Duffy (0-02)
Subs used :- Packie Doogan-Burke for Fionan Carolan; Andy Mc Caughey for Darragh Mee; Ethan Graham for Aaron Carey; Dara Mc Kenna for Thomas Hughes; Ryan Nolan for Kian Duffy
Donegal :- Aaron Cullen; Donal Gallagher; Cormac Gallagher; Karl McGee; Sean Martin (0-01); Ethan Friel; Oisin Caulfield; Sean Ward; Conor Reid (0-02); Cathal McGeever; Kevin McCormack; Conor McGinty (0-01); Daniel Marley; Paddy McElwee (0-01); Luke McGlynn (1-01)
Subs used :- James Doherty for Kevin Mc Cormack; Michael Callaghan (0-02) for Daniel Marley; Gary Kelly (0-01) for Conor Reid; Cormac Mc Golgan for Paddy McElwee
