Donegal 2-11
Monaghan 0-10
GOALS FROM COLM McFadden and Odhran McNiallias were enough to hand Donegal victory over Monaghan in the Allianz Football League.
The Tir Conaill men returned to the top of Division 2 after a seven-point victory in Letterkenny as Jim McGuinness got revenge for their defeat in last year’s Ulster final.
They began well and found the back of the next when McNiallias finished off a good move involving Ryan McHugh and Michael Murphy.
On 18 minutes, McFadden added a second with his fist after being set up by Dermot Molloy and Donegal held a comfortable advantage at half-time with the scoreline reading 2-4 to 0-4.
Fintan Kelly and Jack McCarron found scores early in the second half but Donegal added seven more points after the restart to earn a deserved win.
Scorers for Donegal: O Mac Niallais 1-3, C McFadden 1-2 (1f), P McBrearty 0-2, Declan Walsh 0-1, M Murphy 0-1 (1f), M McElhinney 0-1, R Kavanagh 0-1Scorers for Monaghan: C McManus 0-5 (3f), J McCarron 0-2 (1f), R Beggan 0-1 (1 ’45′), D Mone 0-1, F Kelly 0-1
DONEGAL: P Durcan; K Lacey, N McGee, R McHugh; F McGlynn, L McLoone, A Thompson; R Kavanagh, M McElhinney; M McHugh, C Toye, O Mac Niallais; C McFadden, M Murphy, D Molloy. Subs: P McBrearty for D Molloy (41), D O’Connor for C Toye (41), N Gallagher for R Kavanagh (41), M O’Reilly for M McElhinney (63), Declan Walsh for F McGlynn (69).
MONAGHAN: R Beggan; R Wylie, D Wylie, F Kelly; C Walshe, K Hughes, C Boyle; G Doogan, P Finlay; T Kerr, C McGuinness, P Keenan; D Malone, J McCarron, C McManus. Subs: P Donaghy for T Kerr (26), D Clerkin for P Finlay (HT), K O’Donnell for P Keenan (HT), D Mone for C Boyle, V Corey for R Wylie (51).
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)