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1983
14th August: Donegal 1-11 Galway 1-12
The final will be remembered for the Val Daly goal. Was he going for a point? It proved to be the deciding score and ended Donegal's dream once more.
Donegal had led by 1-6 to 0-6 at the break and went four ahead early in the second half. But disaster struck with eight minutes left when Stephen Joyce's '45' went short to Daly and his effort found the corner of the Donegal net.
Donegal: Noel McCole; Tommy McDermott (0-1), Martin Griffin, Des Newton; Brendan Dunleavy, Michael Lafferty (capt), Michael Carr (0-1); Anthony Molloy, Paul McGettigan; Donal Reid (0-1), Charlie Mulgrew, Joyce McMullin (0-1); Martin McHugh (0-5), Seamus Bonar (0-2), Kieran Keeney (1-0).
Subs: Padraig Carr for Reid; Fintan Lynch for Keeney.
Galway: Padraig Coyne; Johnny Hughes, Stephen Kinneavy, Mattie Coleman; Pat O'Neill, Peter Lee (0-1), Seamus McHugh; Brian Talty, Richie Lee (0-1); Padraig Kelly, Val Daly (1-1), Brian O'Donnell (0-2); Tom Naughton, Gay McManus (0-2), Stephen Joyce (0-4).
Subs: Thomas Tierney (0-1) for Kelly; Willie Joyce for Talty; Michael Brennan for Naughton.-1720544731851.jpg)
Donegal 1983 in Croke Park Picture: Sportsfile
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