Donegal and Cavan into U21 final

By Claire Curran Tue 6th Apr

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Donegal and Cavan into U21 final
Donegal and Cavan into U21 final

Cadbury’s Ulster Under-21 Football Championship semi-final:
Donegal 1-11  Derry 0-10

Donegal sprang a surprise by beating Derry 1-11 to 0-10 in Saturday’s first semi-final in the Cadbury’s Ulster Under-21 Football semi-finals.

Donegal played the entire second half with only 14 men after Peter McGee was red-carded in the 28th minute.

Donegal led by 1-5 to 0-3 at half-time, with Michael Murphy scoring the Donegal goal midway through the half.

Cadbury’s Ulster Under-21 Football Championship semi-final:
Cavan 1-10  Monaghan 1-09

Cavan beat Monaghan by one point, 1-10 to 1-9, in the second semi-final and will play Donegal on Wednesday night.

Cavan led 1-5 to 0-0 early in the game, with Conor McClarey scoring a goal after just two minutes.

Monaghan then scored five points without reply to trail by three points at the interval.

Monaghan reduced their deficit to just a point and then David Millar scored a goal after 18 minutes of the second half.

Three late Cavan points secured victory at Brewster Park.

Report:  bbc.co.uk/ni

By Claire Curran Tue 6th Apr

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