Full-time – Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 0-16 – Donegal are back in an Ulster final
Donegal in possession as Tyrone fans exit the ground. Donegal lead by two
90mins – Donegal 0-18 Tyrone 0-16
Patrick McBrearty surely hit the winner. . . Donegal lead by 2
Donegal with two superb chances from Aaron Doherty and Daire Ó Baoill but still no score to this half
Aaron Doherty returns to the field as Oisin Doherty makes way for start of the second period of extra time
80mins – Donegal 0-17 Tyrone 0-16
Shane O’Donnell gives Donegal the lead. . . he drove through the Tyrone defense from the corner to fist over as Niall Morgan came to meet him. Donegal lead by one at the break
78mins – Donegal 0-16 Tyrone 0-16
Niall O’Donnell wins a free on the edge of the box for Patrick McBrearty to slot over and level the game. Two minutes remain in this half of extra time
76mins – Donegal 0-15 Tyrone 0-16
Michael McKernan fists over his second point from a long darting run. Tyrone are back in front as the white flag is raised
Ruairi Canavan on for Michael O’Neill for Tyrone
74mins – Donegal 0-15 Tyrone 0-15
Matthew Donnelly levels the game with a massive score 45 meters out on the side of the pitch. He punches the air with delight
73mins – Donegal 0-15 Tyrone 0-14
Jeaic Mac Ceallbhuí with a fisted point after Peadar Mogan plays him through off the shoulder. Donegal lead for the first time since the ninth minute
Caolan McColgan, Daire Ó Baoill and Patrick McBrearty on for Jamie Brennan, Ciaran Moore, and Aaron Doherty at the start of extra time
Full-time – Donegal 0-14 Tyrone 0-14 – We’re going to extra-time
72mins – Donegal 0-14 Tyrone 0-14
Brendan McCole levels the match after Ryan McHugh sends a ball into the square
64mins – Donegal 0-13 Tyrone 0-14
Ciarán Thompson swings over off his left for his second point of the game to level the match, but Canavan wins a superb Mark immediately after to keep Tyrone in front. Into the last five minutes of the match
Ben Cullen on for Kieran McGeary as Tyrone makes another sub
60mins – Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-13
Michael McKernan shoots from long range under no pressure to give Tyrone the lead by one point. . . Donegal are now on the attack, they’re looking for the equalizer as they hold possession on the Tyrone 45-meter line. Jamie Brennan eventually takes the risk and fires off the left but the ball edges to the right and wide
55mins – Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-12
Oisin Gallen levels the match for the fifth time. Ryan McHugh opts to take the Mark which drops short. . . won by Shane O’Donnell on the edge of the box who wins the free. Gallen converts from the dead ball kick to level the game
53mins – Donegal 0-11 Tyrone 0-12
Peadar Mogan and Caolan McGonagle land their first points of the game. Still all to play for as we enter the final 15 minutes of the match. One-point game in it and neither team has given an inch to the other
50mins – Donegal 0-9 Tyrone 0-12
Three scores on the bounce from Tyrone who take advantage and push up on the Donegal kickouts. Niall Morgan puts over a long range free, before Darragh Canavan and Ciaran Daly capitalize on Donegal’s mistakes to go three up
48mins – Donegal 0-9 Tyrone 0-9
Daire Ó Baoill hits a super point to level the match for the fourth time as he drives past three Tyrone defenders on the left side of the field to nail over. Daire is now subbed off for Jamie Brennan following this point
42mins – Donegal 0-8 Tyrone 0-9
Niall Morgan edges Tyrone back in front from a free on the 45-meter line. . . but Niall O’Donnell kicks it back to a one-point game when he drove at the Tyrone defense to score off his right foot under serious pressure. Donegal turning it on now and hitting their purple patch
Tyrone sub Aidan Clarke on for Conal Devlin
40mins – Donegal 0-7 Tyrone 0-8
McGee adds his second point of the afternoon from a fisted point. Again he was unmarked inside with Aaron Doherty this time feeding him with an overhead pass. McGee ran inside and took the smart option of the fisted point
37mins – Donegal 0-6 Tyrone 0-8
Niall O’Donnell sees the space inside to exploit. . . overhead pass to an unmarked Jason McGee who slots over with ease. Two points in it. Donegal off the mark in the second half
One half-time change – Aaron Doherty coming on for Patrick McBrearty in the corner-forward position
Half-time – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-8
35mins – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-8
Donegal capitalize on Tyrone’s kickout. . . Shane O’Donnell wins it short and fires it into Oisin Gallen, but the MacCumhaill’s man can’t find the space with the ball blocked down and put out for a 45. Gallen however cannot convert the follow up shot.
30mins – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-8
From the kickout, Brian Kennedy goes on the attack, feeds it to Matthew Donnelly off the shoulder who slots it to the oncoming Cathal McShane who points over with ease.
28mins – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-7
Niall Morgan nails over a free from 40 meters. . . Tyrone look like the much better team as they take advantage of Donegal’s mistakes on the attack.
25mins – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-6
Tyrone again takes the lead! A massive score from Tyrone full-forward Darragh Canavan who shoots from 45 meters out off his right which sails over. Massive 10 minutes left in this half
20mins – Donegal 0-5 Tyrone 0-5
Oisin Gallen fires over his second free before Ciaran Thompson responds a minute later with a point off his left which sails over from a tight angle under pressure. Superb from the Naomh Conaill man. Match is level in Celtic Park
19mins – Donegal 0-3 Tyrone 0-5
Score of the game! Ciaran Daly slices the shot off the right foot from a tight angle following a long diagonal ball in from Niall Morgan. He could’ve played the Mark but he took the shot himself to edge in front by two points
17mins – Donegal 0-3 Tyrone 0-4
Tyrone’s Sean O’Donnell drives up from half-back to pop the ball between the posts under serious pressure to again give Tyrone the lead. The Red hand County look dangerous on the attack
16mins – Donegal 0-3 Tyrone 0-3
Daire Ó Baoill nails it over from long range off his right to level the match.
14mins – Donegal 0-2 Tyrone 0-3
Tyrone again edge in front from a Darren McCurry free after a long ball was won inside by Canavan who was foul on the edge of the square
13mins – Donegal 0-2 Tyrone 0-2
Oisin Gallen levels the match from a free 30 meters out following a foul on Ciaran Thompson – level for the second time in a slow starting match
10mins – Donegal 0-1 Tyrone 0-2
Darragh Canavan gives Tyrone the lead from a free foul by Gavin Mulreany who came out from his net to win the ball. Second foul awarded by Donegal inside the 45-meter line
8mins – Donegal 0-1 Tyrone 0-1
Darren McCurry levels the match with a free following a Daire Ó Baoill foul. Great patience from Tyrone when in possession to break down the Donegal defense
5mins – Donegal 0-1 Tyrone 0-0
Niall O’Donnell with the opening score following Ryan McHugh turnover in the Donegal half
Hello, you’re all very welcome to Celtic Park in the city of Derry for the Ulster semi-final clash between Donegal and Tyrone. Jim McGuinness’s side are looking to return to the Ulster final for the first time since 2022, while Brian Dooher’s Tyrone are hoping to return to their first provincial final since they last won it in 2021.
The winner of today’s encounter will play Armagh in a fortnight’s time and we will be bringing you live updates here on Donegal Live.
Gavin Mulreany comes in for the injured Shaun Patton in what will be the St Naul’s man’s first championship start in the green and gold, having come in for the St Eunan’s goalkeeper last week against Derry.
The teams are as follows:
Donegal: Gavin Mulreany; Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Ciaran Moore; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan; Jason McGee, Michael Langan; Shane O’Donnell, Ciaran Thompson, Daire Ó Baoill; Patrick McBrearty, Oisin Gallen, Niall O’Donnell.
Tyrone: Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Conal Devlin, Padraig Hampsey, Michael McKernan; Sean O’Donnell, Mattie Donnelly, Niall Devlin; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Ciaran Daly, Kieran McGeary, Michael O’Neill; Darren McCurry, Darragh Canavan, Cathal McShane.
