Cavan take goal chances

Division Two B/ Cavan 3-10 Antrim 0-15: Antrim's habit of leaking goals was again evident at Casement Park on Saturday night…

Division Two B/ Cavan 3-10 Antrim 0-15:Antrim's habit of leaking goals was again evident at Casement Park on Saturday night.

Cavan scored goals in the fifth and 21st minutes as Jason Reilly fired to the net before Marc McKeever landed a second to help Cavan to a 2-8 to 0-6 half-time lead.

Antrim closed the gap to a point (2-8 to 0-13) but points by Ger Pearson and Larry Reilly eased Cavan clear. Three minutes from time Dermot McCabe struck the visitors' third goal from the penalty spot.

CAVAN: J Reilly; M Cahill, A Forde, K Fannin; M Brennan, E Reilly, J Crowe; D McCabe (1-0 pen), L Mulvey; R Cullivan (0-1), M McKeever (1-1), C Galligan; G Pearson (0-6, one free), R Gallagher, J Reilly (1-1). Subs: M Hannon for Crowe (19 mins), L Reilly (0-1)for Cullivan (36 mins), M Reilly for Gallagher (61 mins).

ANTRIM: J Finucane; C Brady, P Doherty, G Bell; C McGoldrick, J Quinn, S McVeigh (0-1); D Martin (0-2), M McCann (0-5, one 45); K Brady (0-1), E O'Neill (0-1), A Gallagher; C Close (0-1), M Rea, P Cunningham (0-4, all frees). Subs: J Loughrey for C Brady (23 mins), P Close for Loughrey (32 mins), K Niblock for Rea (54 mins), C McGourty for O'Neill (58 mins).

Referee: S McNamee(Tyrone).

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