Summary

  1. Donegal advance to last eightpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Right, that'll do us for today. It's Donegal's day as Jim McGuinness' bid for back-to-back Ulster titles begins with an ultimately comfortable 10-point win over Derry.

    It wasn't always one-sided. Shane McGuigan missed a penalty for Derry early on and the Oak Leafers got themselves back to within two in the third quarter, but Donegal's class told in the end.

    The holders face a trip to Monaghan in the quarter-finals in a fortnight's time and we'll be back next week for two last-eight games - Antrim v Armagh and Tyrone v Cavan - which are both live across the BBC!

    Thanks for joining us!

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    Watch: fans reaction to the first Championship game at Ballybofey

  2. 'We were chasing the game for the most part' - Rogerspublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Derry's Brendan Rogers, who picked up the man-of-the-match award, reflects on a disappointing day for the Oak Leafers:

    "At the end of the first half we were three down and I suppose at that point we'd have been better off trying to kill the first half out and we maybe over-egged a couple of attacks.

    "That actually led to them getting 1-1 and stretched it a wee bit for us at half-time, but we did come out with a bit of a bounce.

    "I suppose after the first 12 minutes (of the second half) we had a fair gap of rushed shots and I had one myself. When you don't get that momentum again, it becomes tougher when they're chipping away at the one-pointers and we were missing maybe a couple of two-pointers.

    "Lots of ourselves to look at in terms of how the momentum swung but look, Donegal were clinical and they kept pegging away and made it harder for us to chase. It was a difficult day for us now, we were chasing for most of it."

  3. 'Donegal still the team to beat'published at 15:56 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Conor McManus
    Two-time Ulster winner on BBC Two NI

    Donegal will feel they still have things to work on. Derry got through them a little too much in the first half and that's something they will want to fix for two weeks' time, especially with the pace Monaghan have up front. But Donegal are still the team to beat in Ulster.

  4. 'It took us time to settle' - O Baoillpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Daire O BaoillImage source, Getty Images

    Donegal's Daire O Baoill speaking to the BBC:

    "We left it a bit late in the first half, we got caught in the atmosphere early with the home crowd and it took us maybe 18, 20 minutes to settle and then the chances opened up."

    On Jim McGuinness' Ulster record (lost only one game):

    "I didn't know that stat, to be honest. We don't pay much heed to it. We're week by week with Jim. What he says you do. There's a trust both ways and I think you can see from today that we trust in the system."

    On Monaghan up next:

    "Big days in Clones are hard to beat if the weather stays nice."

  5. 'Donegal comfortable in their own skin'published at 15:44 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Conor McManus
    Two-time Ulster winner on BBC Two NI

    Donegal are very comfortable in their own skin. Derry got it back to two points early in the second half and another team may have panicked and let Derry into it a bit more, but Donegal kicked the next six scores and killed the game there in a seven or eight minute spell. It just sums up where thge two teams are at.

  6. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Chrissy McKaigue
    Former Derry captain on BBC Two NI

    Derry will need time to reflect and get away from it for a wee bit. Ultimately, Derry's second-half performance was very disappointing. They gave themselves a chance in the first half but didn't ask Donegal enough questions.

  7. Postpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Holders Donegal will meet Monaghan in the quarter-finals in a couple of weeks.

    Derry's championship is over until the All-Ireland round-robin stages.

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15Image source, Inpho
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    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

  8. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 6 April

    FT: Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    Thsi epitomises the season so far for both teams: Donegal have been good and Derry have been inconsistent.

  9. Full-timepublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15

    Jamie Brennan knocks over Donegal's final. The game fairly petered out in the closing stages. It's a 10-point win for Donegal.

  10. Man of the match - Brendan Rogerspublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-24 Derry 1-15

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    Daire O Baoill had a really good first half. It is strange picking a player from the losing side, but throughout the whole game, Brendan Rogers has taken the game to Donegal.

    He got a couple of two-pointers, won the battle around the middle and if he had a few more players around him like him, Derry may have made more of a challenge, But for me, Brendan Rogers is the man-of-the-match.

  11. Postpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-23 Derry 1-15

    Brendan Rogers nails his second two-pointer of the half but Donegal still lead by eight.

    That Derry surge in the third quarter seems a long time ago now.

  12. Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-23 Derry 1-15

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    I have heard a few saying Monaghan could be the surprise of the Ulster Championship, but I do think this Donegal team is grounded and structured. This could have been a banana skin today, but the strength of their squad, the scorers...

  13. Postpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-23 Derry 1-13

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    Derry just don't have the energy at this stage of the game. They aren't getting bodies forward and need those bodies to get the transition into attack.

    Ethan DohertyImage source, Inpho
  14. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-23 Derry 1-13

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    Patton has struggled with the low-trajectory ball out to the right side. If Derry can get him to do more of that, they can get joy from it.

  15. Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-22 Derry 1-12

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    1-22 is a lot to concede in 55 minutes. It's going to be very hard to come back from that, even if you're shooting the lights out.

  16. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-22 Derry 1-12

    Donegal still lead by 10. Patrick McBrearty nudges over a couple of scores before a vintage effort from Michael Murphy after leaving Conor Glass in his wake.

    Before that, Derry scored frees through Shane McGuigan and Lachlan Murray.

  17. Watch: Rogers nails Derry two-pointerpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-19 Derry 1-10

    At half-time, Chrissy McKaigue said he wouldn't be surprised to see Brendan Rogers attempt a few two-pointers. He was right.

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    Watch: Brendan Rogers scores a two-pointer for Derry

  18. Postpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-19 Derry 1-10

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    Derry aren't set up to get goals, but a couple of two-pointers will get them right back into this game.

  19. Donegal surge into nine-point leadpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-19 Derry 1-10

    After a couple of Patrick McBrearty scores, Ballybofey finds its voice as corner-back Ciaran Moore scores a beauty of a point.

    That's followed by fisted points from Peadar Mogan and Finnbarr Roarty. They lead by nine and Derry have it all to do once more.

  20. Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 6 April

    Donegal 1-18 Derry 1-10

    Philly McMahon
    Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

    McNicholl needs to mix it (Derry kick-outs) up. It's all one-dimensional - down the middle or over to his left side. A couple of short or medium kicks (are needed) to get a bit of control of the ball.