2012
26th August: Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11
In what was regarded as one of Donegal's finest performances in Croke Park, Jim McGuinness tasted success at the second time of asking. Donegal led 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time and pushed on in the third quarter with the Cork scoreline embellished by a late, late goal. Donegal were back in a final for just the second time in their history.
Donegal: Paul Durcan; Paddy McGrath, Neil McGee, Frank McGlynn (0-1); Eamon McGee, Karl Lacey (0-2), Anthony Thompson (0-1); Neil Gallagher, Rory Kavanagh; Ryan Bradley, Leo McLoone, Mark McHugh (0-1); Patrick McBrearty, Michael Murphy (capt,0-3,3f), Colm McFadden (0-5,2f,1'45').
Subs: David Walsh (0-1) for Bradley (30); Martin McElhinney (0-1) for Kavanagh (58); Christy Toye for McFadden (70); Daniel McLaughlin for McBrearty (70).
Cork: Alan Quirke; Noel O'Leary, Michael Shields, Eoin Cadogan; Paudie Kissane, Graham Canty, Fintan Goold; Alan O'Connor, Aidan Walsh (0-1); Ciaran Sheehan (0-3), Paddy Kelly (0-1), Paul Kerrigan (0-2); Colm O'Neill (1-3), Donncha O'Connor, Daniel Goulding (0-1,f).
Subs: Pearse O'Neill for Goold (ht); Denis O'Sullivan for A O'Connor (47); Nicholas Murphy for D O'Connor (55).
Michael Murphy leads Donegal out in semi-final of 2012 Picture: Sportsfile
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