Down 1-11 Fermanagh 1-8:A SECOND-HALF goal from Jack Haughey helped Down reach the provincial semi-final after a three-point victory in the curtain-raiser at Brewster Park yesterday.
Down held a 0-4 to 0-2 lead at the break and moved four points ahead early in the second half.
Fermanagh hit back with a 43rd minute goal from substitute Thomas McCaffrey.
Haughey slid in Down’s goal six minutes later and the visitors went on to win by three points to set up a semi-final clash against Monaghan on Sunday, June 24th.
In the last of the quarter-finals to be played, Armagh host Tyrone next Sunday with the winner meeting Derry on Saturday, June 30th.
DOWN: R Burns; A McDonald, A Doherty, M O’Hare; D McKeever (0-1), R Wells, J McDermott (0-1); D Doyle (0-2), D McCarthy; C Gallagher, S McGonigle (0-1), R McAlinden; J Haughey (1-2), T Grimley (0-1), C McGrady (0-1). Subs: D McAleenan (0-1) for McGrady, P O’Hagan for McGonigle, D McKeown (0-1) for Gallagher.
FERMANAGH: P Sweeney; S O’Hara, N McMahon, C Corrigan; P Coalter (0-2), P Leonard, M Beagan; J Allen, N Shannon; L Jones, E Courtney (0-5, three frees), C Murphy; C Logan, S Keenan, E McManus (0-1). Subs: T McCaffrey (1-0) for Jones, N Carson for Logan, G McManus for Allen.
Referee: S Hurson (Tyrone).