34 SPORT Friday, December 27, 2013 SPORTS REVIEW – APRIL

Patrick McBrearty in action during the U-21 final.

Donegal were relegated from Divi- magnificent as they beat Down in the sion 1 of the Allianz NFL after they semi-final, but the Farney men got drew with Dublin in MacCumhaill the better of them in the final. Park. However, there was better joy for A goal from Colm McFadden put the Donegal minor hurlers, who Donegal in the driving seat, but after picked up the Minor Hurling Shield the referee Padraig Hughes was re- after a three point win over Mon- placed by Michael Duffy, Donegal aghan. lost their way and Paul Mannion The All County Football League kicked a late score to send Donegal got underway in earnest with un- down. beaten St Michael’s leading the way “A lot of the stuff that went on in Division 1. Glenswilly also started there didn’t add up, let’s put it like their season strongly, and they end- that,” said an angry Jim McGuinness ed the month in first position in Divi- after the Dublin game. sion 2. “There was a number of things go- Finn Harps finished April in third ing on near the end of the game and position in the Airtricity First Divi- have relegated us a result,” he sion, despite an indifferent month. added. Peter Hutton’s team picked up two The match was marred by an un- defeats to Athlone Town and Water- savoury incident after Paddy ford United. They drew with Wex- McBrearty was bitten on the shoul- ford Youths, Cobh Ramblers and der during the match, and had to re- Mervue United, while their only win ceive a tetanus injection in Let- of the month came against basement terkenny General Hospital after the side Salthill Devon. match. Lifford Celtic kept their cool to Dublin defender, Kevin O’Brien force a final day showdown in the was given a three-match ban for the Donegal League, after their 2-0 win alleged ‘bite’, but that was over- over Kilmacrennan kept them one turned by the CCCC, much to the dis- point behind league leaders Glenea pleasure of Donegal officials. United. The border side won all their There was disappointment for the games in April to keep pressure on Donegal under 21 team after they the Glascheroo men. were defeated by Cavan in the under Meanwhile, Donegal Town won 21 final by Cavan. Maxi Curran’s the Watson Hire Division One title, team produced a magnificent display while Gweedore United held off Ker- to get past Derry in the semi-final, rykeel ‘71 to clinch the CT Ball Divi- but the formidable Breffni men sion 2 title. proved too strong in the decider. Letterkenny Rovers collected the The Donegal hurlers picked up Colm Breslin Youth Cup, by beating their first defeat of the season when the Rosses Academy 3-1 in Ballyare. Austeja Auciute, Finn Valley Boxing Club. they fell to Fingal in the Division 3A And Rovers also tasted glory in the League final in Breffni Park by 1-9 to Donegal schoolboys champions In athletics, Mark English turned pointment for Chloe when she was Auciente won her sixth Irish title 1-5. Donegal hit eight wides during league under 16 final beating Keadue in an impressive performance to help also defeated in the single ladies se- when she defeated Cheyanne O’Neill the game, and manager Ray Durack Rovers the Irish team finish third at the 2013 mi-final by Beatriz Corales from from Athlone in the 63kgs final at the lamented his team’s poor shooting. Kyle Callan-McFadden from Penn Relays in Philadephia. Spain. National Girls final at the National “We had our chances to put scores Ramelton helped the Norwich City There was disappointment for Finn Valley hammer thrower, Fel- Boxing stadium. up but we didn’t take them. It was Youth team to the FA Youth Cup final Chloe and Sam Magee after they lan McGuigan qualified for the IAAF “The final was the toughest that wrong options and wrong decision after they defeated Nottingham For- were beaten in the mixed doubles World Youth Championships, after I’ve had in the six years. It was the making that cost us,” said Durack. est on penalties at Carrow Road. An- Badminton final in the Dutch Open. he threw a World Youth ‘B’ standard most important, too. I knew that be- Donegal lost the Ulster minor other Ramelton man, Barry Mc- The Magees lost the decider to Ger- distance of 66 metres in Loughbor- fore I went up and I was well tuned league final by 1-10 to 0-10 to Mon- Namee was prominent in April, as he man pair Michael Fuchs and Brigid ough, England. for it. I knew what I had to do - and aghan. Stephen Friel’s team were scored twice for Derry City. Michels. There was further disap- Teenage boxing sensation Austeja did that,” said Auciente.