Fermanagh kept their promotion hopes alive with a pointed free from Raymond Gallagher in the closing minutes of an absorbing match at Enniskillen.

Fermanagh raced into a 1-2 to 0-0 lead after five minutes when full forward Sean Quinn got their first goal. Wexford fought back and at halftime they trailed by 1-3 to 0-3. Fermanagh again got off to the better start in the second half and after six minutes Donal McNulty drove the ball low to the net to make it 2-4 to 0-4. The remainder of the half, however, almost all belonged to Wexford. They shot six unanswered points including two from Scot Doran.

Fermanagh's winning point, however came from a well worked attack in which Thomas Callaghan was fouled by Willie Harrington and Gallagher converted the free

FERMANAGH: C McAdam; P Courtney, P McGuinness, M Lilly; R Curran, J Gilheaney, K Gallagher; P Rooster, D McGrath; C Courtney, S King (0-1), D McNulty (1-0); R Gallagher (0-4), S Quinn, (1-0), C McManus. Subs: T Callaghan for Curran, L McBarron for C Courtney.

WEXFORD: O Murphy; P Wallace, M Kavanagh, D Redmond; C Sunderland (0-1), R Stafford, W Carley; J Darcy, J Harrington (0-1); S Doran (0- 3), M Mahon, J Byrne (0-1); P Forde, M Forde (0- 3), J Hegarty. Subs: S O'Shaughnessy (0-1) for Wallace (inj), R Dunphy for M Forde.

Referee: B O Duchonna (Louth).