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Listen: Eamonn Doherty says experience was key as Donegal kept cool in Roscommon

written by Chris McNulty July 23, 2018
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Eamonn Doherty says Donegal treated Saturday evening’s game in Roscommon like an ‘old-style quarter-final’.

Donegal knew they had to win or their hopes of advancing were over – and they did just that as a 0-20 to 0-13 win keeps them hoping to make an All-Ireland semi-final ahead of a showdown with Tyrone in a fortnight’s time.

“That was a tough game,” said Doherty, who was detailed to mark Enda Smith and kept him to a point.

“They had a great start and had a great support, but we’re glad to get the two points. We treated it like an old-style quarter-final, a knock-out game. There was no panic. We just stuck to the game plan.”

Roscommon were out like an express train, but Donegal hit seven-in-a-row in the first half to take a grip on proceedings.

Doherty said: “We weren’t under pressure. We knew they’d be out swinging and we knew that we’d eventually get to impose our game plan.

“Our boys have been around long enough and we kept it ticking over. We were in a very good place at half-time. We could have pushed on a bit more.”

Listen to the full interview below …

Listen: Eamonn Doherty says experience was key as Donegal kept cool in Roscommon was last modified: July 22nd, 2018 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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