Fermanagh leave it late

Fermanagh 1-11 UUJ 1-9: FERMANAGH edged out a gutsy UUJ side who led for much of the game before being caught in the last 15…

Fermanagh 1-11 UUJ 1-9:FERMANAGH edged out a gutsy UUJ side who led for much of the game before being caught in the last 15 minutes.

Fermanagh got the vital scores as the game entered the final stages with corner back Michael Jones and Paul Ward scoring points. Enda Ferris got their goal.

FERMANAGH: R Gallagher; N Leonard, S Lyons (0-1), M Jones (0-1); R Foy (0-2), S McDermott, P Sherry; M McGrath, J Sherry; P Cadden, R McCluskey, S O’Brien (0-1); D McQuaid, S Ryder, E Ferris (1-3). Subs: M Little for McQuaid, E Maguire (0-1) for Ryder, S Goan for Leonard, P Ward (0-1) for Cadden, C O’Reilly (0-1) for McGrath (yellow).

UUJ: C Murdoch; D McDermott, C Murney, A Girvan; D Bateson, D Hughes, C Gallian; J Colgan, N McKeever (0-1); C Murray, T McCann (0-3), C Donnelly (1-0); B Gormley (0-1), K Anderson (0-1), S Forker (0-1). Subs: P Hughes (0-1) for D Hughes (yellow), D Murphy (0-1) for Anderson, C O’Reilly for Girvan. G McGovern for Colgan, M McCaffrey for Murney (yellow). P Downey for Gormley.

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