Allianz Division One: Galway defeat Donegal to maintain unbeaten start

With the breeze now in their favour, Conor O’Donnell got Donegal up and running after the restart with two points, but Shane Walsh hit an immediate response for Galway.

Brennan grabbed his second point and Donegal were denied a goal as Connor Gleeson kept out Domnhall McBride.

Daire O Baoill clawed another two points back for Donegal, but another Walsh point kept the Tribesmen in control midway through the second half despite being down to 13 players following Daniel O’Flaherty’s black card.

Odhran Doherty, Oisin Gallen and O’Donnell all landed scores to bring Galway’s lead down to 10 points, before Donegal finally took advantage of the two-point rule as Peadar Morgan’s effort reduced that margin to eight.

Walsh’s ninth point of the game and a score from John Maher halted Donegal’s momentum and, crucially, gave Galway the buffer required to see out the win before Shane O’Donnell, O Baoill and Ciaran Thompson landed consolation points in the closing stages.

Donegal will look to respond against neighbours Derry on 2 March while Galway, who now top Division One, host Tyrone.