Antrim 2 -13 Cavan1-8
ANTRIM SURGED to the top of Division Three by dint of a facile win over out-of-sorts hosts Cavan at Kingspan-Breffni Park.
Paddy Cunningham notched his side’s opening three points and two goals lit the fuse for a frenetic finish to the first half. Tomas McEntee fired home for Antrim before Raymond Galligan fisted a goal for Cavan to leave the sides tied at 1-6 apiece at the interval.
Five unanswered points in the third quarter put Antrim in control before Michael Magill’s goal sealed their deserved victory.
CAVAN: F Reilly; D Sheridan, T Corr, M Cahill; M McKeever (0-1), J McCutcheon, A Clarke; E McGuigan, N Walsh; D Givney, G Smith (0-3, all frees), C Mackey (0-1); M Reilly, R Galligan (1-3, three frees), M Lyng. Subs: R Flanagan for M Reilly (31 mins), C Galligan for N Walsh (47), M Brennan for M Lyng (52), E Reilly for C Mackey (59), P Reilly for D Sheridan, (57).
ANTRIM: J Finucane; D McCann, P Doherty, K Boyle; T Scullion (0-1), J Crozier, D O’Hagan; M McCann (0-1), B Herron; K Close, T McCann (1-3), J Loughry; P Cunningham (0-8, four frees), M Magill (1-0), M Pollock. Subs: K Brady for M Pollock (49 mins); G OBoyle for K Close (53 mins); A Douglas for P Doherty (55 mins).
Referee: R ODonnell (Donegal)
