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8th March 2015
04:58pm GMT

In Letterkenny, Donegal's failure to score for 25 minutes of the second half was their undoing as they lost out to Monaghan by 0-9 to 1-4.
The sides were deadlocked at half-time, 0-4 each after Monaghan's scoring threat was hampered by the dismissal of Conor McManus for a black card after a foul on Neil McGee. Despite conceding a goal to Donegal and Michael Murphy after 45 minutes, Monaghan totally took over and with Paul Finlay accurate from a number of frees they held on for the win with the highlight of their scoring a long-range free from goalkeeper Rory Beggan.
The other game in Division One saw Mayo edge Derry by 2-12 to 1-13 in Celtic Park. The visitors led by 1-7 to 0-6 at the short whistle as Mark Ronaldson made the most of free from Cillian O'Connor that came off the post to slam home to the net.
Mayo took over after half time and looked on course for a comfortable win with Mickey Newman scoring their second goal of the day five minutes before the end. There was some late drama as Derry struck for a green flag of their own but Mayo held on for an important win.
In Division Two, Down edged a thrilling game against Galway by a single point in Páirc Esler. The home side are now top of the standing after winning by 1-17 to 1-16 in a match that saw the visitors led for the majority of the 70 minutes.
The Connacht side led by 1-10 to 0-7 at half-time thanks to Patrick Sweeny's goal but Donal O'Hare's shot to the net from his saved penalty inspired the home side in the latter stages. They scored six unanswered points, including the winning score from a free by Paul Devlin, to secure another precious two points.
In the other game in Division Two, Laois got the edge on Roscommon with a 2-17 to 0-16 win in O'Moore Park having led by 0-9 to 0-7 at the break.
In Division Three, Sligo hammered Louth by 2-26 to 2-9 in Markievicz Park. Cristoir Davey's early goal set the tone for the home side as they led by 2-16 to 1-4 at the break.
Wexford edged Limerick by 1-16 to 2-12 in their clash in Wexford Park. Ben Brosnan proved to be the hero for the home side as two late frees helped his side to a vital win
The race to escape the bottom tier also saw a number of entertaining games. In a local derby Carlow and Wicklow ended deadlocked at 0-9 each in Netwatch Cullen Park, while Antrim proved too strong for a struggling London side with a 1-12 to 1-8 win in Cargin.
Offaly and Leitrim played out an entertaining draw in Tullamore with a final score of 2-13 to 1-16 while Longford got the better of Waterford with a 1-21 to 1-10 win in Pearse Park.Explore more on these topics: