CAVAN SFC Final Cavan Gaels 0-15 Denn 0-7:IT WAS all too easy for title-holders Cavan Gaels as they put rank outsiders Denn to the sword in a scrappy Cavan SFC final at Kingspan/Breffni Park.
The wind-aided challengers drew first blood with a Colin Kiernan point but an air of inevitability was evident once Enda King pointed to leave the Gaels 0-3 to 0-1 in front after 13 minutes.
Gunning for their fifth title in six years, the Gaels coasted into a 0-7 to 0-2 interval lead with with man-of-the-match Seanie Johnston executioner-in-chief for the defending champions.
Denn found it difficult to cope with the title-holders' skilful full-forward line of Johnston, Nicholas Walsh and Micheal Lyng as they were forced to rely largely on Colin Kiernan's free-taking for scores.
CAVAN GAELS;E Elliott; J Gurhy, D Rabbitt, K Crotty; A Forde (0-1), E Reilly, D Graham; E King (0-1), C Collins; S Reilly, D Reilly (0-2), C Nelligan (0-1, free); M Lyng (0-2), N Walsh, S Johnston (0-7, three frees). Subs; M Dunne (0-1) for D Graham; S McGlade for Crotty; R Maloney for Nelligan; N Murray for D Reilly; K Meehan for Gurhy.
DENN;B Boylan; A Cahill, C McGovern, E McPhillips; S McGivney, D McKiernan, M Cahill; T Corr, R Kiernan; F Brady, P McGovern (0-1), M McKiernan; C Kiernan (0-5, four frees), H Smith (0-1), D Costello.Subs; J Smith for Fergal Brady; P Galligan for A Cahill; J Kiernan for M McKiernan.
Referee:Micheal G Brady (Mullahoran)
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