SFC Qualifiers: It may not have been pretty, but Donegal and their fans will hardly give a hoot as they prepare for an All-Ireland quarter-final having overcome Fermanagh 0-10 to 0-7 this afternoon.
Cork await Brian McIver's side in Croke Park next Saturday and Donegal will need all six days to recover after expending vast amounts of energy today in Enniskillen.
This was, by-and-large, a turgid, physical affair punctuated with countless stoppages, the nadir of which saw Eamon Maguire stretchered off unconscious after a shuddering blindside hit from Ciaran Bonner midway through the first-half.
Maguire, who had notched two of Fermanagh's four scores at that stage, was taken to hospital while Bonner escaped with a yellow card, much to the home crowd's annoyance.
Nevertheless, with the breeze at their backs Fermanagh shaded the opening period, taking a 0-5 to 0-3 lead into the interval, but the parsity of scores was a fair reflection of the quality of football on display.
McIver introduced seasoned campaigner Adrian Sweeney at the break and as the second-half got underway a game of football threatened to break out. But the pulling and dragging persisted, needless fouling smothering moves before they had started.
Ultimately Donegal's physicality and energy prevailed, Rory Kavanagh a pivotal figure as they gradually wore Fermanagh down to set up a meeting with the Munster champions in the last eight.
Meanwhile, Offaly could manage just one score in the second-half, despite the help of a strong breeze, as Laois set up a quarter-final meeting with Mayo next weekend with a 1-9 to 0-4 win.
Mick O'Dwyer's side dominated their neighbours in all regards after the break having initially struggled themselves to gain the benefit of the wind at O'Moore Park.
With the wind at their back, Laois only managed at gain a 0-5 to 0-3 advantage although it should have been considerably larger as they kicked a massive 14 wides and also missed a penalty.
However, when they turned at the break, Laois found their rhythm, pinning Offaly in their own half and restricting them to the odd long-range shot. Padraic Clancy and Brendan Quigley dominated the middle of the park and when Clancy fired home a goal on the hour mark Offaly were dead and buried.