Donegal make heavy weather of shaking off shadow Kerry 

With 0-11, Sean O'Shea kept the All-Ireland champions in the game longer than they should have been in Ballyshannon

BRUSH OFF: Kerry defender Charlie Keating under pressure from Donegal's Kieran Gallagher in Sunday's Allianz FL Division 1 clash in Ballyshannon. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

Allianz FL Division 1: Donegal 1-22 Kerry 1-18.

THIS was a game Donegal couldn’t afford to lose. That was obvious at the finish. The final minute saw Kerry desperately search for an equalising goal as the home side tried to not panic. A Michael Murphy point finally settled them and the game.