Meagher Cup: Fermanagh and Lancs up-and-running

May 18, 2019

Fermanagh's Diarmaid Russell celebrates at the final whistle against Cavan. ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson.

Fermanagh and Lancashire have made winning starts to their Lory Meagher Cup campaigns.

At Kingspan Breffni this evening, Fermanagh came from behind to beat neighbours Cavan by 0-19 to 1-11. The hosts led by 0-10 to 0-7 at half-time and looked set for victory when John Sheanon's 47th minute penalty extended their advantage to 1-11 to 0-9.

But they wouldn't score again as 10 unanswered points, including efforts from Francis McBrien, John Duffy, Caolan Duffy and Barry McPhillips, helped the Erne County to the win.

In Old Bedians in Manchester, Ronan Crowley fired Lancashire to a 0-20 to 1-15 victory over Leitrim after the Exiles had led by 0-12 to 1-6 at the break.

Fermanagh - M Curry; C Duffy, R Porteous, D Bannon; A Breslin, JP McGarry, F McBrien (0-2); R Bogue, C McShea; J Duffy (0-9, 6f, 1'65), M Slevin (0-1), N Timoney; C Duffy (0-2), E Cleary (0-2, 1f), B McPhillips (0-3). Subs: T Cleary for E Cleary, D Russell for T Cleary, J Tormey for N Timoney, A McShea for B McPhillips.

Cavan - D Sheridan; N Neary, C Kelly, M Moffett; R O'Hagan, J Sheanon (1-3), E Shalvey; D Brady, D Carney (0-6, 4f); J Carney, Colum Sheanon, J Barry; C Carney, K Conneely (0-2, 1f), Cillian Sheanon. Sub: H Briody for R O'Hagan.

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Lancashire - R MacAteer (0-1f); L Knocker, L Larkin, S Wallace; T Lee, S Jacob, D Power; C Doherty (0-1), S Duncan; T Maher, D Crowley (0-2), JJ Dunphy (0-1); D Maskey, D Kelly, R Crowley (0-15, 13f, 2'65). Subs: E Kenny for D Maskey.

Leitrim - D Molloy; P Earley, D McGovern, N McLoughlin; D Ryan, J Glancy, E Moreton; L Moreton, K McDermott (0-1); G O'Hagan (0-5, 4f, 1'65), B Murray (0-4), C O'Donovan; S Goldrick, C Cunniffe (0-5, 3f, 1'65), C Moreton (1-0). Subs: Z Moradi for C Moreton, F Earley for N McLoughlin, P McWeeney for S Goldrick.

Referee - G McGrath.


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