Sport

Classy Tierney points way for defending champions

Cavan 1-11 Armagh 1-5: CAVAN PUT their troubles at senior level behind them to advance at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00

Cavan 1-11 Armagh 1-5:CAVAN PUT their troubles at senior level behind them to advance at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

Four glorious points from Kevin Tierney helped propel the defending champions into a 0-6 to 0-1 lead. However, points from corner-forwards Robbie Tasker and James Donnelly cut their lead to 0-6 to 0-4 at the interval.

A pass from the outstanding Tierney saw Chris Conroy fire low into the Armagh net after 36 minutes. As Cavan sought to consolidate their 1-8 to 0-4 lead, tempers flared in the 47th minute and Armagh’s Aidan Forker received a straight red card.

Armagh seemed to get a reprieve though when Tasker netted, soccer-style, in the 48th minute but it was a false dawn.

READ MORE

CAVAN: C Gilsenan; J Morris, K Clarke, J McLoughlin; D Sexton, C Moynagh, M Brady; P Leddy (0-1), K Brady; J Dillon, B Reilly, F Flanagan (0-1); P O’Connor, K Tierney (0-7, 2f), J Brady (0-1). Subs; C Conroy (1-0) for B Reilly (4 mins); N O’Donnell for K Brady (45); P King for P Leddy (49); PP O’Hara (0-1) for K Tierney (56); S Cadden for J Dillon (58).

ARMAGH: S O’Reilly; R McCaughley, C Hoey, B Kelly; N Rowland, D McKenna, K Nugent; J Donnelly (0-1), P Casey; A Murnin, S Campbell, M McKenna; A Forker (0-1, f), G McParland, R Tasker (1-3, 0-2f). Subs: R Grugan for G McPartland, R Rafferty for S Campbell (both 27 mins); C McCafferty for K Nugent (35).

Referee: F Cleary (Fermanagh).