Meagher Cup: Sligo lay down final marker

May 30, 2015

Lory Meagher Cup round up.
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Sligo 5-16
Fermanagh 0-12

Sligo will face Fermanagh in next Saturday's Lory Meagher Cup final at Croke Park.

The Yeats County were emphatic winners over the Erne County in today's dress rehearsal at Tubbercurry. Fermanagh were already assured of their place in the final, but will nevertheless be concerned by the manner of this defeat to a rampant home side.

Ciaran Brennan's early goal helped the winners to a 2-9 to 0-5 interval lead. Damien Fahy, Aidan Walsh and Brennan all raised green flags in a one-sided second half to complete the rout.

Sligo - S Hayes; T Brennan, M Davey, R Redmond; E McGowan, J Kenny, A Morrison; D Fahy (1-1), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-1); G Cadden (0-2), C Brennan (3-4), K Raymond (0-5, 4f); P Leonard (0-1), G Waldron (0-1), R Brennan. Subs: A Walsh (1-1) for R Brennan, N Cadden for G Cadden, N McDermott for R Redmond, S O'Flynn for D Fahy, J Moran for T Brennan.

Fermanagh - C McGarry; M Teague, D McGarry (0-2, 1f), C McTeague; J Gavin, C Rice, P McGoldrick (0-2, 1f); C McShea, T Cleary (0-2, 1f); S Curran (0-1), F Bannon, A Breslin; D Curran, B MacLaughlin (0-2), S Corrigan (0-2, 1f). Subs: A McGee for C McTeague, C Corrigan (0-1) for S Corrigan, J Gavin for J Gavin, B Duffy for A Breslin.

Referee - J Clarke.


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