NFL round-up: Defending champions Derry booked their place in the National Football League final, where they will meet once again meet Kerry, with a 0-14 to 0-10 over Ulster rivals Donegal this afternoon. Kerry rounded off their campaign with a 2-15 to 1-11 win against Galway.
Derry’s win not only sealed their place in the decider ahead of Galway but also condemned their neighbours to relegation.
Derry will need to up their game to successfully retain their title but were scarcely tested by a Donegal side who surrendered their Division One status without putting up much of a fight.
Kerry signed off with their sixth win of the league and denied Galway a final berth in the process.
Leading by the minimum at the interval, second-half goals from Paul Galvin and Kieran Donaghy swung the contest in the Kingdom’s favour and even a late Padraic Joyce strike wasn’t enough for the Tribesmen.
Elsewhere, Dublin hammered the final nail in Westmeath’s dismal league campaign with a facile 5-22 to 0-10 victory over Tomas O Flatharta’s dispirited side. The win, coupled with Donegal’s loss, ensured Dublin’s survival in the top flight.
Dublin’s five goals came courtesy of Pat Burke (2), Conal Keaney, Ciaran Burke and Darren Magee while the returning Alan Brogan was also hugely influential as Westmeath capitulated.
NFL Division One
Derry 0-14 Donegal 0-10
Dublin 5-22 Westmeath 0-10
Kerry 2-15 Galway 1-11
Mayo 1-11 Tyrone 0-14
NFL Division Two
Cork 0-19 Armagh 1-7
Laois 0-8 Monaghan 4-16
Meath 1-12 Kildare 2-9
Wexford 0-16 Fermanagh 2-10
NFL Division Three
Louth 2-16 Cavan 2-13
Offaly 2-11 Limerick 2-8
Roscommon 0-15 Down 0-17
Tipperary 0-9 Longford 0-10
NFL Division Four
Carlow 2-15 Wicklow 3-7
Leitrim 2-9 Clare 1-9
London 2-12 Kilkenny 0-7
Sligo 0-16 Waterford 1-11