Monaghan v Donegal 03/04 Blaney 2pm

[Conallach]

Excellent point, J70. For this weekend, well a tight game, to be just about won by the team better prepared to play their way through the other.

[Main Street]

I'd take a grubby undeserved win.

[macdanger2]

Monaghan win and the expected Rhus win I believe leaves 3 teams on 6 ( 4 if Kerry bate Cork). Calculator time.

If that does happen and kerry beat cork, Cork are almost certainly relegated.

[Main Street]

In that circumstance, Cork would most definitely be relegated, unless Monaghan beat Donegal by at least  8 goals.

Monaghan have to win to survive, Cork don't, therefore Cork are favoured to survive.

[J70]

0-3 to 0-0 after 15. Donegal up.

[twohands!!!]

0-3 to 0-0 after 15. Donegal up.

Someone tell the Monaghan lads Kerry are leading Cork by 8 so if they win they will survive

[J70]

Goal each in a minute.

1-4 to 1-0.

Donegal caught out after McElhinney scored

[J70]

1-5 to 1-1

[J70]

3 points game at half time. Monaghan have come back into it well after being 1-4 to 0-0 down after 20 minutes (they got a goal straight away after Donegal goal). Changed their kickouts, hitting Hughes down the field instead of the short ones which were leading to turnovers under Donegal pressure.

1-7 to 1-4

[J70]

Halfway through second. Not much happening.

1-8 to 1-6 to Donegal

[J70]

1-9 apiece with five minutes left.

Martin McHugh lamenting refereeing!

[J70]

Monaghan ahead in injury time.

Donegal getting turned over again and again

[Main Street]

Phew 

A good day for the Monaghan Cavan alliance.

[J70]

1-10 to 1-9 it finishes.

Fair fucks to Monaghan. Held Donegal to 2 points in the second half after trailing by seven early on.

See youse in late June (hopefully!) 

[Conallach]

Losing and still making the league semis is truly the cruelest of jokes.