Antrim 1-14 Cavan 2-09:A solid second-half performance at Casement Park yesterday saw Antrim beat Cavan in a below-par game that failed to send the pulses soaring.
Cavan went in at half-time leading by 1-5 to 0-7 thanks to a Mark McKeever goal.
The home team took the lead for the first time when Michael Pollock netted.
Cavan got a goal back when Martin Dunne scored from the penalty spot.That, however, didn’t have the desired effect, with the teams exchanging two points apiece before the end.
ANTRIM: C Kerr; K O'Boyle, P Doherty, N Delargy; T Scullion, J Crozier (0-1), J McCarron; S McVeigh (0-1), M McCann; C Murray (0-3), K Niblock (0-1, free), B Herron (0-1); M Pollock (1-1), M Herron (0-3), R Murray (0-3, two frees). Subs: C Kelly for C Murray (60 mins). CAVAN: J Reilly; O Minagh, R Dunne, K Clarke; P Reilly, A Clarke, J McCutcheon; G McKiernan (0-1), D Givney (0-1); C Mackey, M Reilly, D O'Reilly; M McKeever (1-2), M Dunne (1-3, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), N McDermott. Subs: T Corr (0-1) for P Reilly (25 mins), J Hayes for McCutcheon (half-time), J Brady for M Reilly (half-time), A O Mara for J Reilly (49 mins), D McKiernan (0-1) for K Clarke (69 mins). Referee: C O'Hagan (Tyrone).
