Conor Francis had scored what looked to be the winning goal for Down in the 69th minute
GAA’s new president-elect Jarlath Burns stands his ground on border poll: ‘It’s not a subversive dream’ Wind-assisted Fermanagh had a bright start with Ronan McCaffrey opening the scoring after two minutes.
The visitors hit back with a pointed free from the lively Liam Kerr. 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. It was then that Darragh McGurn weighed in with a superb point from distance as Down responded through Havern after an effort from Kerr was superbly saved by Erne keeper Liam McNally. 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. They were well worth their 0-10 to 0-4 half-time lead but gave away a soft goal after the break when keeper Sean McNally was dispossessed in no man’s land although he seemed to be fouled. A penalty ensued when a Down player was taken down in the square with midfielder Odhran Murdock converting the spot kick. This reduced the host’s lead to 0-11 to 1-5 and set the scene for a frenetic second half as both sides went for the jugular. Down corner back Pierce Laverty punched a goal for an increasingly rampant Down side before the excellent Ultan Kelm hit two superb points into the breeze and set up Conor McGee for a goal to put the home side ahead by 2-8 to 0-13 in the 58th minute.McGurn’s power caused the Down defence problems throughout and he and Kelm were the main threats up front. This was a valuable victory for Fermanagh as defeat would’ve left them in early relegation trouble. Down will not be happy about the concession of that final goal but are still on four points after three games.Sean McNally; Luke Flanagan, Lee Cullen, Cian McManus; Ronan McCaffrey , Jonathan Cassidy, Shane McGullion ; Ryan Jones , Brandon Horan; Josh Largo Ellis, Ryan Lyons , Ultan Kelm ; Conor McShea , Darragh McGurn Aidan Breen . Subs: Conor McGee for Aidan Breen , Ciaran Corrigan for Conor McShea , Sean Quigley for Brandon Horan and Garvan Jones for Ryan Lyons .Niall Kane , Ryan Magill, Ryan McEvoy, Pierce Laverty ; Conor Francis , Niall McParland, Shane Annett ; Niall Donnelly, Odhran Murdock ; Ruairi McCormack, Owen McCabe, Liam Kerr ; Ceilum Doherty, Pat Havern Conor Poland. Subs: Shay Millar for Owen McCabe , Anthony Morgan for Niall Donnelly , Conor McCrickard for Niall McParland and Andrew Gilmore for Conor Poland Patrick Brannigan for Shane Annett .
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