Conor Francis had scored what looked to be the winning goal for Down in the 69th minute
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But Fermanagh were already in the ascendancy and Ryan Lyons and Aidan Breen increased the lead to 0-3 to 0-1 by the seventh minute. Down did hit back through a scything run that ended with marksman Pat Havern finishing with aplomb. Fermanagh were ruling midfield as Down replaced Niall Donnelly with Anthony Morgan. McGurn and Lyons turned up the heat in the run up to the break with some excellent scores.
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