Ulster double for Inishowen
Carn ready of Ulster challenge
Carndonagh seniors will face Monaghan champions Drumhowan in the Ulster Club Championship this Sunday in Clones, County Monaghan.
After claiming the Donegal junior championship title recently, the Inishowen side will now have to step up to the challenge of Ulster football, and will face tough opposition when they come up against the Monaghan outfit.
However despite not knowing too much about their opponents, team captain Paddy Nelson believes that the Inishowen lads are ready to step up to the challenge and are well prepared to take on the Monaghan champions.
“We don’t really know a lot about Drumhowan, but they are Monaghan champions so obviously they are a good side.
“I’ve heard they beat Clones by 2-11 to 0-2, so obviously they know how to play.
“But that won’t put us off in any way. After winning the junior championship our confidence is pretty high and we have shown what we are capable of.
“Hopefully we will have pretty much a full squad on Sunday. There’s a possibility that there’ll be one or two missing, but whoever is on the squad will be more than capable of giving a game.
“In terms of training, we’re on our 98th training session this year so our fitness levels are high. Recently it’s been harder due to the bad weather, but we’ve been doing circuit training and other indoor training.
“However well prepared they are on the day, I’m sure we’ll be prepared enough to match them.”
Moville girls must shake off nerves
Moville ladies mentor Margaret Mulhall has said her team now know they have what it takes to win their first Ulster Senior Club Championship.
The Inishowen team are facing a replay against Donaghmoyne this weekend after drawing with the Monaghan champions in last Sunday’s final.
While Ms Mulhall said she believes that the Inishowen girls had been the better side, she added that the draw had inspired confidence in the team.
She said: “We went into the game on Sunday as underdogs.
“We had done our homework on Donaghmoyne but there was a massive wind going into the game and we were playing into it in the first half.
“Despite the wind, the Moville team held a 04-02 lead at the break in a match that ended 05-05.
“Our defence was really strong. Everyone was brilliant and we managed to force them off the ball.
“We probably deserved the win and I thought that we could have taken the game. But at the same time at the end they could have stolen it.
“If we had have won then I think that would have been a true reflection of the game. We had about 70% of the action despite the wind in the first half.”
The Moville mentor said that the match showed them that they have nothing to fear in the reply: “We know now what we’re up against.
“Last week we were nervous and over kicked the ball a bit in the first half. But the nerves shouldn’t be there to the same extent this week.
“Of course, there’ll still be nerves because we want to win but we know now we have the beating of the team.”
The game was due to have been played at the same location as last week, Galbally, this weekend. However that is now uncertain and the team are awaiting confirmation of a new location.
