When Declan Bonner addressed his troops at half-time in Clones, he knew they needed to find an extra gear in order to see off the challenge of a stubborn Cavan outfit.
Tied at 0-9 each, the sides had served up the best 35 minutes of football of the entire Championship. However, Paddy McBrearty claims Donegal enjoyed a fair slice of good fortune when at came to the landing the two goals that eventually confirmed Cavan’s downfall.
Both came from high balls in and the first broke kindly for substitute Conor O’Donnell, who side-footed the ball past Raymond Galligan.
