Armagh 0-19
Donegal 1-20<\/p>\n
GAVIN MULREANY saved a penalty from Oisin Conaty with two minutes to play to give Donegal a fourth win from four in Division 1 of the National Football League.<\/p>\n
The side managed by Jim McGuinness added to their previous wins over Dublin, Kerry and Mayo, maintaining a four-point half-time lead of 0-13 to 0-9, with Conor O\u2019Donnell scoring the only goal of the game on 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Armagh were always chasing and certainly made a fist of it so when match referee Brendan Cawley gave a spot kick to the hosts, it looked set for a grandstand finish.<\/p>\n
Mulreany got down to save from Conaty and when the Armagh forward got a second bite at it, Brendan McCole \u2013 on his 100th appearance for Donegal \u2013 saved on the line to keep the sheet clean.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a third defeat on the bounce for Armagh, having lost out to Galway and Roscommon and they\u2019ll be needing something in Castlebar next weekend.<\/p>\n
It was tough going for both teams, with hail and rain, then springtime sunshine, making for traditional February fare.<\/p>\n
Michael Langan kicked two excellent first-half two-pointers to make sure Donegal, with the wind, made the sharper start, moving into a 0-7 to 0-3 lead.<\/p>\n
Armagh managed to find their gears soon after with four in succession to get level, with Oisin O\u2019Neill and Cian McConville providing the impetus in a strong period midway through the half.<\/p>\n
But Donegal continued their positive trajectory and points from man-of-the-match Jason McGee, a two-pointed free from Mulreany and Shane O\u2019Donnell gave them a decent half-time lead.<\/p>\n
Armagh would kick nine wides in part two as they aimed to eat into Donegal\u2019s lead and Conor O\u2019Donnell\u2019s goal meant they trailed 1-15 to 0-11. It came after the most patient of moves with Langan eventually playing the last pass<\/p>\n
Mulreany, as well as nailing a fine long-range free, would save twice from Conaty, firstly getting behind a piledriver and later with one into his chest. An inability to score any two-pointers and some snatchy shooting made Armagh\u2019s job even trickier in the conditions that weren\u2019t ever easy.<\/p>\n
McGee at centre-field was dominant for Donegal and won a series of possessions with players from both teams clumped in front of the respective benches. It wasn\u2019t for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neill and Ross McQuillan kept Armagh in the hunt, but it was to be Donegal\u2019s day.<\/p>\n
Armagh scorers: Oisin O\u2019Neill 0-6, 2f Ross McQuillan 0-3; Darragh McMullin 0-2, tp; Cian McCarville and Conor Turbitt, Ben Crealey, Jarly \u00d3g Burns, Callum O\u2019Neill and Oisin Conaty 0-1 each.<\/p>\n
Donegal scorers: Conor O\u2019Donnell 1-1, Michael Langan 0-4, 2tp; Gavin Mulreany 0-4, 2tpf; Jason McGee 0-4; Oisin Gallen and Conor McCahill 0-2 each; Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Ban Gallagher and Shane O\u2019Donnell 0-1 each.<\/p>\n
Armagh: Blaine Hughes; Jason Duffy, Gareth Murphy, Peter McGrane; Ross McQuillan, Tiernan Kelly, Jarly \u00d3g Burns; Callum O\u2019Neill, Ben Crealey; Cormac Gallagher, Conor Turbitt, Greg McCabe; Cian McConville, Oisin O\u2019Neill, Oisin Conaty.<\/p>\n
Subs: Fergal O\u2019Brien for Duffy (63), Tomas McCormick for McConville (68).<\/p>\n
Donegal: Gavin Mulreany; Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Eoghan Ban Gallagher; Hugh McFadden, Michael Langan; Shane O\u2019Donnell, Jason McGee, Ciaran Moore; Conor McCahill, Oisin Gallen, Conor O\u2019Donnell.<\/p>\n
Subs: Turlough Carr for S O\u2019Donnell (47), Shea Malone for McCahill (53), Paul O\u2019Hare for Gallen (56), Domhnall Mac Giolla Bhride for Moore (65).<\/p>\n
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare).<\/p>\n
Donegal make it four from four with win over Armagh was last modified: February 22nd, 2026 by Staff Writer<\/p>\n
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