Neil McGee’s dismissal casts shadow on Donegal win

Donegal 2-12 Fermanagh 0-11: Since emerging as a force five years ago Donegal have often demonstrated the ability to win games in devastating spells, and they did so again yesterday — this time with 14 men — to swat Fermanagh aside in Ballybofey.

The second of two goals from the inspirational Odhran MacNiallais in the 45th minute came during their familiar power-play surge, when they scored 1-4 without reply inside 11 minutes to knock the stuffing out of Fermanagh.

All this after a controversial end to the first half, when Neil McGee received a straight red card for a high elbow on Ruairi Corrigan in the square — the correct call — and Fermanagh were awarded a penalty.