BONNAR PROVES A CLASS ABOVE

DONEGAL were in breathtaking form as they put Armagh to the sword by 28 points in Brewster Park Enniskillen to clinch back-to- back TG4 Ulster Senior Football Championship titles. Their full-forward line combined for 8-11 of their total, with Yvonne Bonnar finishing with 4-6, all from play, Geraldine McLaughlin scored 3-3 and 1-2 came from Eilish Ward. All six Donegal forwards got on the scoresheet along with their two midfielders in what was a near faultless display from Maxi Bonnar and Damien Devaney’s side. The first half was a pulsating affair that yielded six goals and 20 points in end-to-end action. There was little between them for most of the half and the two counties were level in the 21st minute 1-7 to 2-4 but by half-time the champions had a 4-13 to 2-7 advantage. Donegal added an unanswered 1-4 after the resumption, Bonnar with a 34th minute goal, while it was the 44th minute before Armagh registered their first score of the half through a Caroline O’Hanlon point. Bonnar completed her hattrick in the 48th minute and as the game entered injury time, a well struck O’Hanlon penalty slightly reduced the deficit to 7-19 to 3-8. In almost 10 minutes of injury time — with the stop clock in force — McLaughlin completed her own hat-trick and Bonnar wrapped up an historic day with her fourth goal in a match that she will always treasure.