Favourites Fermanagh turned on the style to rout an understrength Tipperary at Templemore on Saturday to set up a final meeting against Antrim. Tipperary scored two points in the opening five minutes but then Fermanagh moved up a few gears. With Ray Gallagher and Ray Johnson exposing Tipp's defensive frailties they went 0-10 to 0-2 clear by half-time and the trend continued after the break.
FERMANAGH: P Maguire; P McGuinness, P Courtney, P Quinn; F Callaghan, T Collins, K Gallagher; L McBarron, D McNulty (0-2); S McDermott (0-1), J King, R Johnson (0-3); R Gallagher (0-9), S Quinn, D [RO ] Fitzpatrick (0-2). Subs: K Donnelly for McDermott; K Cassidy (0-1) for S Quinn; B Carty for Courtney; D Rea for Maguire.
TIPPERARY: P Ryan; S McEwan, N Kelly, L Cronin; D Gleeson, M O'Brien, D Byrne; F O'Callaghan (0-3), S Maher; M Sheehan (0-1), D Duggan, O O'Connor; P Lambert (0-3), K Dempsey (0-1), J McCarthy. Subs: O Morrissey for Duggan; D Peters for O'Connor; S Maher (0-1) for Sheehan; K Mulryan for Dempsey; R O'Connor for Morrissey. Referee: M Collins (Cork)