Summary

  • Conor McManus levels in sixth minute of injury-time

  • Donegal's Martin McElhinney sent off in second half

  • Odhran MacNiallais goal helps 14-men move two up

  • Monaghan still two down as game enters injury-time

  • Minor result: Donegal 3-15 2-12 Monaghan

Live Reporting

John Haughey

  1. Donegal 0-7 0-8 Monaghan

    Monaghan regain the lead as McManus swings over a great point from play.

  2. Monaghan then spurn goal opportunity

    Ryan McAnespie then looks through on goal for Monaghan but he takes his eye off the ball and allows Donegal keeper Mark Anthony McGinley to pick up possession.

  3. Donegal miss goal chance

    Debutant Ciaran Gillespie has a glorious goal chance but Rory Beggan spreads himself to make a great save. Probably the wrong man in the right place.

  4. Donegal 0-7 0-7 Monaghan

    Murphy fires over his third point as he continues to edge his battle with Vinny Corey but Owen Duffy restores parity within a minute as he skins Karl Lacey.

  5. Long half-time break

    A 25-minute cup of tea for the teams at Breffni but we're finally back under way.

  6. Brendan Devenney
    Former Donegal forward

    It's anybody's game at this stage. Donegal had a few question marks going into this contest. They are answering them so far. Monaghan probably should be one or two ahead. They have created a couple of half goal chances.

  7. Half-time: Donegal 0-6 0-6 Monaghan

    The sides go in level at half-time. A bit of push and shove and jersey-pulling going on as the players make their way off the pitch. Nothing too serious but you get the feeling that it won't take too much to get matters to "kick off" before this game in over. All to play for in the second half.

  8. Donegal 0-6 0-6 Monaghan

    McManus levels in first-half injury-time from a free after Ryan McAnespie is bundled over.

  9. Donegal 0-6 0-5 Monaghan

    McBrearty levels as he applies the finish after Donegal move the ball quickly out of their own defence and the Kilcar puts the 2012 All-Ireland champions ahead a minute later from a straightforward free.

  10. Donegal 0-5 0-5 Monaghan

    McManus slots another Monaghan free. Moments later, he is a little fortunate to only be handed a yellow card as he thumps into the back of a blindsided Frank McGlynn. Paddy McBrearty punishes the foul by stroking over the long-range free.

  11. Big hits the order of the evening

    Big hits are a plenty at Breffni. One big collision between Murphy and Drew Wylie has left the Monaghan man on the receiving end. That doesn't happen too often.

  12. Donegal 0-3 0-4 Monaghan

    A bit of backchat from Paddy McGrath makes Conor McManus' free-taking task easier as he slots from 30 metres after the ball is brought forward by Joe McQuillan.

  13. Martin McElhinney yellow card

    The Donegal forward is cautioned for a neck high tackle on Owen Duffy.

  14. Donegal 0-3 0-3 Monaghan

    Conor McCarthy swings over a fine equaliser for Monaghan from distance.

  15. Brian Canavan
    BBC Radio Ulster GAA pundit

    It looks like it's going to be another low-scoring game between these two teams. You would wonder why Conor McManus is playing so deep for Monaghan? That's a strange decision.

  16. Donegal 0-3 0-2 Monaghan

    Murphy adds a free to re-establish a two-point lead for Donegal but Conor McManus judges the wind perfectly to slot a long-range free, via an upright.

  17. Donegal 0-2 0-1 Monaghan

    Michael Murphy doubles Donegal's lead as he picks up the scraps after a high ball into the Monaghan defence but Shane Carey replies almost immediately for Monaghan.

  18. Joe McQuillan 'letting the play flow'

    Referee Joe McQuillan is giving the defenders the benefit of the doubt early on. A few hefty enough challenges at either end have gone unpunished so far.

  19. Donegal 0-1 0-0 Monaghan

    We're underway on time at Breffni Park and fit-again Karl Lacey shows his eagerness to impress as he kicks a point after only 13 seconds.

  20. Two late Monaghan changes

    Fintan Kelly and Owen Duffy replace Dessie Mone and Dermot Malone. Donegal to play as selected - we're told. Another change has seen Joe McQuillan assume the refereeing duties after Down whistler Ciaran Branagan is ruled out by injury.