Derry - 0-14 Cavan - 0-10An injury picked up just before half-time by Cavan's star mid-fielder Paddy Brady proved in the end to be the difference at Enniskillen yesterday.
Despite the strong winds and heavy rain, Derry always kept a grip on proceedings and used the more direct approach to good effect with all six of their forwards getting on the score sheet.
At half-time, Derry led by 0-7 to 0-6, but a bright start to the second half that yielded five points, including two each from James Bateson and Barry McGoldrick, sent them on the road to victory.
Cavan put in a storming finish and forced three successive 45s in the closing minutes, all of which came to nothing.
DERRY: E McNicholl; M McGoldrick, G O'Kane, J Keenan; N Mullan, C McCallion, P O'Hea; P Bradley, R Convery (0-1); B McGoldrick (0-6, all frees), C O'Kane (0-1), M Lynch (0-1), J Bateson (0-4, 0-1 free), P Young (0-1), C Mullan (0-1).
CAVAN: P Galligan; P Cahill, R Fitzsimons, D McInerney; D McGlade (0-1), A Gaynor, M Cooke; S Brady (0-1), P Brady; K Soden, S Cole, N Madden; C Gumley, S Johnston (0-6), M McKeever (0-2). Subs: C Fitzpatrick for C Gumley; J McCabe for P Brady; D Smith for M Cooke; K McConnell for S Cole.
