Antrim 2-9 Fermanagh 1-12:Both teams will regard this share of the spoils, at Casement Park on Saturday night, as a point lost as both missed chances, particularly in the first half.

The visitors dominated most of the opening half but had to be content with level pegging as Kevin Niblock broke away on the left to rattle the Erne net on 13 minutes and shoot the Saffrons 1-1 to 0-2 ahead. In the closing minutes of the half Eoin Donnelly and Tommy McElroy pointed to level it 1-2 to 0-5.

Two minutes after having a goal disallowed, Fermanagh did snatch a major when Daryl Keenan netted but two points from Ryan Murray narrowed the gap before the Erne men hit four points, to one in reply, and look set for victory at 1-9 to 1-5 on 51 minutes.

Antrim put in a strong finish with Seán McVeigh racing through from midfield to lash home a goal and put the home side 2-7 to 1-9 ahead with 12 minutes left. Antrim’s Justin Crozier was dismissed for a second booking with five minutes to go and his side were still a point up in injury-time but a Paul Ward free-kick gave Fermanagh a deserved draw.