Donegal women’s gaelic footballers lost to Mayo by 1-15 to 2-6 in Saturday’s decisive Group 3 match of the TG4 All-Ireland SFC championship in Glenfin.
Mayo were impressive winners on the day at Pairc Tabhaoige, the home of the current Donegal SFC county champions.
Donegal closed the gap to three points at one stage in the second half, with Killybegs Suzanne White contibuting 1-3 on the day, by Mayo have the firepower and knowhow to win by six in the end.
They progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
As the bottom-placed team in Group 3, Donegal must now prepare for the relegation play-offs in the coming weeks.
Donegal team: C. Friel; N. Carr, N. Boyle, S. McFeely; T. Hegarty, F. McManamon, S. McFadden; R. McColgan, E. McGinley; B. McLaughlin, K. Dowds, A. McDermott; E. Gallagher, S. White, A. McGranaghan. Subs: U Boyle for McFadden (ht), R Rodgers for McFeely (40), Mia Bennett for E Gallagher, C Gillespie for McDermott (both 47), Ava Walsh for B McLaughlin (58).
All-Ireland SFC Group 3 (Final Table)
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
Points For
Points Against
Points Diff
Points
Dublin
2
2
0
0
40
17
23
6
Mayo
2
1
1
0
30
33
-3
3
Donegal
2
0
2
0
17
37
-20
0
Quarter-final draw
Dublin (holders) v Cork
Galway v Mayo
Kerry v Meath
Armagh v Kildare