Donegal ladies claim first ever junior title
Donegal 3-14 Kildare 0-12
Rampant Donegal hit a second-half purple patch to kill off brave Kildare and claim their first ever All-Ireland ladies junior football title at Croke Park.
In a frantic 12-minute period after the break Donegal broke loose and buried Kildare with a rapid fire 2-5 that sealed the win in some style.
Poor Kildare hardly knew what hit them and looked to be in with a shout as they trailed by just 1-9 to 0-7 at the break and reduced the arrears to two points soon after the restart.
Sensing the fightback Donegal hit top gear with Maureen O'Donnell, 0-8 for the day, hitting the first of a spate of scores however.
Goals from Yvonne McMonagle and a fortuitous net bulger from Player of the Match Debbie Lee Fox that beat Kildare 'keeper Ellen Ryan at the far post put the gloss on an impressive win.
Donegal: M O'Donnell 0-8; K Lacey 1-3; D Lee Fox & Y McMonagle 1-0 each; S Campbell 0-2; F Hoy 0-1.
Kildare: T Nooney 0-7; G Heduan 0-2; D Gately, N Earley & M Moolick 0-1 each.
Referee: Liam McDonagh (Sligo).
