Summary

  • Donegal beat Fermanagh 2-12 0-11

  • Donegal led 1-6 0-7 at half-time

  • Donegal defender Neil McGee sent-off

  • Fermanagh forward Sean Quigley misses penalty

Live Reporting

Alvin McCaig

  1. Goodbye

    That's all for now. This quarter-final promised so much after the opening 35 minutes but fizzled out in the second half. Donegal book a semi-final date with Monaghan while Fermanagh face Wexford in the qualifiers. We'll be back next Sunday for live coverage of the first semi-final between Tyrone and Cavan.   

  2. Gallagher looking forward to Monaghan semi

    Donegal manager Rory Gallagher said: "We were disappointed to lose Neil to a red card as he is one of our leaders.

    "I felt we should have been more than two ahead at half-time but we dug ourselves out of it and now plan ahead for meeting Monaghan in the semi-finals"

  3. Oisin McConville
    BBC Sport NI pundit

    Fermanagh missing the penalty before half-time was crucial. Donegal's superior experience and know-how was decisive in the second half but they have to improve if they want to win the Ulster title.

  4. Martin McHugh
    BBC Sport NI pundit

    Fermanagh never looked like winning - they never pushed forward. They need to change their style of football as they will never win anything playing the way they did today.

  5. Donegal prevail

    Full-time: Donegal 2-12 0-11 Fermanagh

    Colm McFadden's free completes the scoring and 14-man Donegal secure a five-point win. The game fizzled out after an exciting first half and Fermangh will be disappointed they could not capitalise with the extra man.  

  6. 70+2 Donegal 2-11 0-11 Fermanagh

    Eoin McHugh adds to Donegal's tally with a sweetly struck point

  7. Paddy Bradley
    BBC Sport NI pundit

    The stop-start nature of the last five minutes suits Donegal - they are running the clock down.

  8. 65 mins Donegal 2-10 0-11 Fermanagh

    Five minutes left and Tomas Corrigan's free leaves Fermanagh five back

  9. Missed opportunity

    60 mins Donegal 2-10 0-10 Fermanagh

    Ryan Jones is clear on the Donegal goal but can only fire over - that really had to be a three-pointer

  10. 58 mins Donegal 2-10 0-9 Fermangh

    Tomas Corrigan free for Fermanagh, who need a goal to get them back in this game

  11. 57 mins Donegal 2-10 0-8

    It's all so easy now - an unmarked Martin McElhinney slips it over

  12. Deja vu

    53 mins Donegal 2-9 0-8 Fermanagh

    Paddy McBrearty splits the uprights and there's seven between the teams. Is this going to be a fifth straight one-sided outcome in the championship?

  13. 51 mins Donegal 2-8 0-8 Fermanagh

    Martin O'Reilly slices through the Fermanagh midfield before slotting over

  14. goal

    Goal Odhran MacNiallais

    45 mins Donegal 2-7 0-8 Fermanagh

    MacNiallais with his second goal, palming in from close range to finish a superb Donegal move. Fermanagh defender Che Cullen is black-carded seconds later for a foul on Michael Murphy. 

  15. 44 mins Donegal 1-7 0-8 Fermanagh

    Michael Murphy has not been at his brilliant best today but he curls over a free to put Donegal two in front

  16. Crossmaglen's Hanratty likes the look of former team-mate McConville

  17. 39 mins Donegal 1-6 0-8 Fermanagh

    First blood of the second half to Fermanagh, courtesy of a Tomas Corrigan free

  19. Donegal switch

    Christy Toye is a half-time introduction for Donegal, replacing the yellow-carded Leo McLoone

  20. Fermanagh impress McConville

    Oisin McConville