Sligo lose out as Fermanagh claim third win

Allianz National Football League Division 3

Sligo 0-8

Fermanagh 0-13

Rory Gallagher’s Fermanagh made it three wins from three games in the league after a hard-fought defeat of Sligo at a wet Markievicz Park yesterday.

On a heavy pitch, Fermanagh wing-backs Barry Mulrone and Declan McCusker excelled throughout and hit five points between them as the Erne men joined Armagh at the top of the table.

But the Ulster side had to recover from a poor start that saw Sligo hit the opening three points without reply in the first three minutes.

Neil Ewing, Stephen Coen and Pat Hughes all pointed, but the visitors outscored their hosts by eight points to one for the remainder of the opening period.

Fermanagh’s first score of the game came from a McCusker goal effort that was brilliantly deflected over the bar by Sligo defender Eddie McGuinness on his own line.

Points from Seamus Quigley, Mulrone, Conall Jones and Paul McCusker took Fermanagh clear, as Sligo struggled to break down a Fermanagh system that regularly saw all 15 players defending inside their own half.

The Yeats men did start well in the second half with scores from Stephen Coen and the returning Adrian McIntyre.

Coen’s score came after Fermanagh keeper Patrick Cadden deflected his effort on goal over the bar.

But the home side failed to capitalise on some other scoring opportunities, twice dropping efforts short, when a point could have reduced the gap back to two.

Instead further scores from Mulrone, Declan McCusker and Quigley kept Fermanagh in the driving seat.

Eamon Maguire and Sean Quigley came off the bench to add further points for the visitors, and Sligo finished the game with 13 men as half-time substitute Cian Breheny was harshly shown two yellow cards followed by a red, and Ewing was black-carded in injury-time with Sligo having already used six subs.

SLIGO: A Devaney; R Donovan, L Nicholson, E McGuinness; E McHugh, A McIntyre (0-1), N Ewing (0-1); P O’Connor, D Cummins; F Cawley, P Hughes (0-1), S Carrabine; S Coen (0-2, 1f), N Murphy (0-1), A Marren (0-1).

Subs: C Harrison for Ewing (blood sub) 18, C Breheny for Cawley HT, K McDonnell for Carrabine 45, C Harrison for McHugh 51, L Gaughan (0-1, 1f) for Hughes 52, Kyle Cawley for Coen 53, J Clarke for McIntyre 66.

Scorers: S Coen 0-2 (1f), L Gaughan (1f), A Marren, N Murphy, P Hughes, A McIntyre, N Ewing 0-1 each

FERMANAGH: P Cadden; M Jones, C Cullen, C McManus; B Mulrone (0-2), L Cullen, D McCusker (0-3); E Donnelly, R Jones; P McCusker (0-1), C Corrigan, A Breen; D Teague, C Jones (0-2), Seamus Quigley (0-3, 2f).

Subs: R Corrigan for P McCusker 45, E Maguire (0-1) for Teague 50, R Lyons for C Corrigan 59, K Connor for McManus 66, Sean Quigley (0-1) for Seamus Quigley 68, E Courtney for Donnelly 70+4.

REF: J Hickey (Carlow)

Results

Sunday 18^th February, 2018

Allianz Football League Div 1

Monaghan  1-13  0-14 Kerry

Allianz Football League Div 2

Cavan  2-14  1-12 Meath

Allianz Football League Div 3

Derry  1-15  0-13 Offaly

Sligo  0-08  0-13 Fermanagh

                 Current League Table Positions   

Allianz Football League Div 1

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Dublin 3  3  0  0  4-50   3-36    17   6
2. Galway 3  3  0  0  3-34   0-33    10   6
3. 3. Monaghan 3  2  0  1  2-35   0-39     2   4
4. 4. Kerry 3  2  0  1  3-47   6-36     2   4
5. Mayo 3  1  0  2  2-33   2-40    -7   2
6. Tyrone 3  1  0  2  2-35   3-40    -8   2
7. Donegal 3  0  0  3  3-43   3-50    -7   0
8. Kildare 3  0  0  3  2-40   4-43    -9   0

                          Allianz Football League Div 2

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Cavan 3  2  1  0  7-40   2-37    18   5
2. Cork 3  2  0  1  4-40   3-36     7   4
3. Down 3  2  0  1  1-36   1-31     5   4
4. Meath                     3  1  1  1  3-45   4-33     9   3
5. Tipperary 3  1  1  1  6-36   2-44     4   3
6. Roscommon 3  1  1  1  3-36   5-33    -3   3
7. Clare 3  0  2  1  1-30   2-41   -14   2
8. Louth 3  0  0  3  0-34   6-42   -26   0

                          Allianz Football League Div 3

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Armagh            3  3  0  0  5-45   2-30    24   6
2. Fermanagh 3  3  0  0  5-31   3-19    18   6
3. Longford 3  2  0  1  5-41   3-30    17   4
4. Westmeath 3  2  0  1  3-44   5-41    -3   4
5. Derry 3  1  0  2  4-35   3-43    -5   2
6. Sligo 3  1  0  2  1-33   3-43   -16   2
7. Wexford 3  0  0  3  4-28   4-39   -11   0
8. Offaly                  3  0  0  3  2-32   6-44   -24   0

                          Allianz Football League Div 4

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Carlow 3  3  0  0  6-36   2-28    20   6
2. Laois 3  3  0  0  5-46   4-30    19   6
3. Antrim 3  2  1  0  2-39   0-27    18   5
4. London 3  1  1  1  5-33   4-32     4   3
5. Wicklow         3  0  2  1  0-34   1-40    -9   2
6. Limerick 3  0  1  2  2-31   6-31   -12   1
7. Waterford 3  0  1  2  1-33   2-42   -12   1
8. Leitrim 3  0  0  3  3-20   5-42   -28   0

   Next Fixtures

                     Saturday 24 February, 2018

Allianz Football League Div 1

Mayo          v       Dublin

Monaghan      v      Tyrone

Allianz Football League Div 2

Tipperary     v      Meath

Allianz Football League Div 3

Fermanagh     v     Derry

Allianz Football League Div 4

Waterford     v     Carlow

Sunday 25 February, 2018

Allianz Football League Div 1

Donegal       v     Kildare

Kerry         v     Galway

Allianz Football League Div 2

Cork          v     Cavan

Down          v     Clare

Louth         v     Roscommon

Allianz Football League Div 3

Offaly        v     Armagh

Longford      v     Wexford

Westmeath     v     Sligo

Allianz Football League Div 4

Leitrim       v     Limerick

London        v     Antrim

Wicklow       v     Laois

Saturday 17^th February 2018

 Allianz Hurling League Div 1A

Tipperary  3-21  1-21 Wexford

Allianz Hurling League Div 1B

Laois  0-27  2-16 Antrim

Limerick  1-26  0-17 Dublin

Allianz Hurling League Div 2A

Meath  1-18  1-19 Westmeath

Sunday 18^th February 2018

Allianz Hurling League Div 1A

Clare  0-23  0-19 Cork

Waterford  1-12  1-20 Kilkenny

Allianz Hurling League Div 1B

Galway  2-19  0-14 Offaly

Allianz Hurling League Div 2A

Kildare  0-10  1-23 Kerry

London  0-15  3-23 Carlow

Allianz Hurling League Div 2B

Derry  0-10  0-13 Mayo

Down  3-15  0-13 Armagh

Wicklow  2-21  0-21 Donegal

Allianz Hurling League Div 3A

Louth  1-16  1-16 Warwickshire

Monaghan  0-17  2-15 Tyrone

Roscommon  1-25  1-10 Longford

Allianz Hurling League Div 3B

Fermanagh  1-11  2-12 Leitrim

Lancashire  2-18  1-12 Cavan

   Current League Table Positions               

Allianz Hurling League Div 1A

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Clare 3  3  0  0  3-62   1-56    12   6
2. Tipperary            3  2  0  1  4-60   3-53    10   4
3. Wexford 3  2  0  1  3-62   4-54     5   4
4. Kilkenny 3  1  0  2  2-62   4-54     2   2
5. Cork 3  1  0  2  2-57   0-68    -5   2
6. Waterford 3  0  0  3  2-42   4-60   -24   0

                          Allianz Hurling League Div 1B

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Limerick    3  3  0  0  3-75   0-45    39   6
2. Galway 3  3  0  0  5-56   1-47    21   6
3. Laois 3  1  0  2  0-62   5-59   -12   2
4. Offaly 3  1  0  2  2-49   4-58   -15   2
5. Dublin 3  1  0  2  1-55   3-73   -24   2
6. Antrim 3  0  0  3  3-54   1-69    -9   0

                          Allianz Hurling League Div 2A

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Westmeath 3  3  0  0  2-58   3-44    11   6
2. Kerry 3  2  0  1  4-64   2-41    29   4
3. Carlow 3  2  0  1  4-56   1-45    20   4
4. Meath 3  2  0  1  3-58   2-49    12   4
5. Kildare 3  0  0  3  2-37   3-59   -25   0
6. London 3  0  0  3  2-42   6-77   -47   0

                          Allianz Hurling League Div 2B

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Down 3  3  0  0  6-56   1-43    28   6
2. Mayo 3  3  0  0  5-44   3-32    18   6
3. Wicklow 3  2  0  1  6-57   2-57    12   4
4. Donegal 3  1  0  2  5-47   6-46    -2   2
5. Derry 3  0  0  3  3-33   6-47   -23   0
6. Armagh                     3  0  0  3  3-38  10-50   -33   0

                          Allianz Hurling League Div 3A

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Roscommon 3  2  1  0  5-56   2-32    33   5
2. Warwickshire 3  2  1  0  5-46   3-41    11   5
3. Monaghan 3  1  1  1  0-49   3-40     0   3
4. Louth 3  1  1  1  6-34   4-54   -14   3
5. Tyrone                          3  1  0  2  4-49   7-45    -5   2
6. Longford 3  0  0  3  1-33   2-55   -25   0

                          Allianz Hurling League Div 3B

                                        P  W  D  L   For    AG   Diff Pts

1. Lancashire 3  3  0  0  4-58   2-37    27   6
2. Leitrim 3  2  0  1  3-35   1-34     7   4
3. Sligo 2  1  0  1  2-27   1-13    17   2
4. Fermanagh 2  0  0  2  2-22   4-37   -21   0
5. Cavan 2  0  0  2  1-16   4-37   -30   0

  Next Fixtures

Sunday 25^th February, 2018

 Allianz Hurling League Div 1A

Wexford      v    Clare

Kilkenny     v    Tipperary

Cork         v    Waterford

Allianz Hurling League Div 1B

Antrim       v    Limerick

Dublin       v    Galway

Offaly       v    Laois

Allianz Hurling League Div 2A

Kerry        v    Meath

London       v    Westmeath

Carlow       v    Kildare

Allianz Hurling League Div 2B

Mayo         v    Wicklow

Donegal      v    Down

Derry        v    Armagh

Allianz Hurling League Div 3A

Tyrone       v    Roscommon

Longford     v    Louth

Warwickshire v    Monaghan

Allianz Hurling League Div 3B

Sligo        v    Lancashire

Cavan        v    Fermanagh