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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 3 ROUND 3
DIFFICULT: Sligo forward Stephen Coen scored a couple of points but his side were disappointing in defeat to Fermanagh.
Photo: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE
Sligo manager Cathal Corey keeps a watchful eye on his charges.. Photo by Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile
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Coen the only highlight in weak Sligo showing
Sligo ..................0-8 Fermanagh .......0-13
By BILL KIELY S MediaWestIreland
Fermanagh hit 13 wides meaning they couldn’t pull clear after half-time but they eventually pushed further in front.
EAn Quigley and declan McCusker were the main men for Fermanagh, as they continued their impressive run in
SubstituteQuigleyandAidandevaney scored crucial scores and Fermanagh left with the win.
SCORERS – Sligo: S Coen (0-2, 1f), A Marren (0-1), N Murphy (0-1), N Ewing (0-1), A McIntyre (0-1), P Hughes, L Gaughan (0-1, 1f)
division 3 and saw off a poor Sligo outfit at Markievicz Park.
Fermanagh: S Quigley (0-3, 2f), D McCusker (0-3), B Mulrone (0-2), C Jones (0-2), P McCusker (0-1), A Breen (0-1), S Quigley (0-1).
SLIGO: A Devaney, R Donovan, L Nicholson, E McGuinness, E McHugh, N Ewing, D Cummins, P O’Connor, A McIntyre, F Cawley, N Murphy, S Carra- bine, S Coen, P Hughes, A Marren. Subs: C Harrison for N Ewing, (8) (‘blood sub’); C Breheny for F Cawley, (h-t); K McDonnell for S Carrabine, (47); C Harrison for E McHugh, (51); L Gaughan for P Hughes, (52); K Cawley for S Coen, (54); J Clarke for A McIntyre, (66).
FERMANAGH: P Cadden, M Jones, C Cullen, C McManus, B Mulrone, L Cullen, D McCusker, E Donnelly, R Jones, P McCusker, C Corrigan, A Breen, D Teague, C Jones, S Quigley. Subs: R Corrigan for P McCusker, (44); E Maguire for D Teague, (50); R Lyons for C Corrigan (59), K Connor for C McManus, (65); Sean Quigley for Seamus Quigley, (68); E Court- ney for E Donnelly, (70+7).
REFEREE: John Hickey (Carlow).
The Sligo pitch was deemed unplayable a week previously, and despite poor underfoot conditions it got the go ahead this time around, as Fermanagh kept up tabs with league leading Armagh.
Cathal Corey’s side held a 0-3 to 0-0 after just three minutes but then Fermanagh
took over and they never let up.
The Ulster men began to find their
range in front of goal, and five points in a row saw them take a 0-5 to 0-3 advan- tage with ten minutes of the first half
remaining.
Conall Jones scored twice, while
declan McCusker almost found the net, but his shot was deflected over for another point, as Fermanagh
began to build a lead.
niall Murphy handed Sligo a brief reprieve but further scores from Barry Mulrone, and Paul McCusker ensured Fermanagh were 0-8 to 0-4 in front at half-time.