National Football League Division Two B/ Tipperary 3-8 Sligo 1-9: Tenacious Tipperary torpedoed lacklustre Sligo in the second half of this mediocre game at Markievicz Park yesterday.
Declan Browne was the architect of two second-half goals, pumping long-range frees high into the Sligo goalmouth for Eamon Hanrahan and Damian O'Brien to finish in the 42nd and 65th minutes.
Sligo opened the first-half scoring with points by Padraic Doohan and Seán Davey before Declan Browne replied for the visitors in the 6th minute.
Tipperary were rocked on 15 minutes when a Shane Stenson shot appeared to take a deflection off a defender before ending up in the net to give Dom Corrigan's side a five-point cushion.
Brian Mulvihill drilled the ball to the Sligo net two minutes before half-time after goalkeeper Philip Green misjudged the flight of the ball to reduce Sligo's lead to 1-5 to 1-4.
Mark Breheny converted a free before Hanrahan's goal put Tipperary ahead for the first time. Sligo then went 22 minutes without scoring.
A point separated the teams when O'Brien bagged Tipperary's third goal and points by Browne and Neil Fitzgerald clenched a deserved win for Séamus McCarthy's men.
TIPPERARY: P Fitzgerald; P King, N Kelly, A Morrissey; M Phelan, R Costigan, C Maher; E Hanrahan (1-0), G Hannigan; A Fitzgerald, B Hickey, (0-1), N Fitzgerald, (0-2); B Mulvihill (1-1), D Browne (0-4, three frees), D O'Brien, (1-0), Subs: M Peoples for Hannigan, B Coen for A Fitzgerald, S Murphy for Hickey, H Coughlan for N Fitzgerald.
SLIGO: P Greene; R O'Donovan, N Maguire, C Harrison; J Davey, J Rolston, P McGovern; B Egan, S Davey (0-3, one free); P Doohan (0-1), B Curran (0-1), D Taylor; S Stenson (1-0), M Breheny (0-1), A Marron (0-1). Subs: D Sloyan (0-2, one free) for Breheny, K Tuffy for Stenson, M Munds for Taylor, D McTernan for Marron.
Referee: A McAlynn (Derry).
Louth win in late rally
Louth 2-9 Cavan 0-10: A late rally by Louth earned them victory at Kingspan Breffni Park yesterday. Cavan enjoyed a two-point lead, 0-10 to 0-8, with five minutes remaining, but Louth scored 2-1 in a four-minute spell.
In the 62nd minute, substitute Trevor O'Brien goaled to put Louth ahead 1-8 to 0-10.
Two minutes later JP Rooney pointed from a free and late on, Mark Brennan back-heeled the ball to the net.
LOUTH: S Reynolds; D Brennan, C Goss, R Greene; J Doyle, A Hoey (0-2), J Kermath; M Farrelly, P Keenan; M Stanfield, C Grimes, JP Rooney (0-3); M Brennan (1-0), S Lennon (0-1), D Clarke (0-2). Subs: J O'Brien (0-1) for C Grimes, N Shevlin for D Clarke (both 55 mins), T O'Brien (1-0) for J Doyle (59), D Bracken for JP Rooney (72).
CAVAN: J Reilly; M Hannon, M Brennan, C Collins (0-1); A Forde, G Duffy, K Fannin; A Gaynor, L Mulvey (0-1); F O'Reilly (0-3), M Cahill, P Brady (0-1); R Flanagan (0-2), J Reilly (0-1), S Johnston (0-1). Subs: L Reilly for S Johnston (45 mins), S Brady for P Brady (62), J Jordan for M Brennan (61).
Referee: M Daly (Mayo).
Late Show for Antrim
Antrim 2-14 Wicklow 3-10: Antrim had an unlikely victory over Wexford at Casement Park as they didn't lead at any stage of the game until added-time.
Wicklow led by 2-4 to 0-5 and still had a five-point lead thanks to Wayne O'Gorman's second goal in the 62nd minute.
When Paddy Cunningham netted for the home side six minutes from time just two points separated the teams. The winners then scored four points to one in reply to snatch victory.
ANTRIM: J Finucane; A Press, S McVeigh, D Gault; T Scullion, T Convery (1-0), A McKeefry; J Quinn (0-1), M McCarry (0-1); B Herron (0-1), P Doherty, O Doherty; P Cunningham (1-8, 0-4 frees); K Brady, M McCann (0-2, 0-1 free). Subs: C Carey for Press (22 mins), M Magill (0-1) for McKeefry (41 mins), C Lynch for Brady (55 mins), C McGoldrick for Scullion (59 mins).
WICKLOW: R Daniel; C Hyland, D Power, B Daly; K Manning, L Glynn, T Burke (0-1); J Stafford, K Kelly; Paddy Dalton, A Ellis, JP Dalton (0-1); T Gill (1-4, 0-1 free), W O'Gorman (2-1), J Daniels (0-3). Subs: A Foley for Paddy Dalton (48 mins), G Duffy for Daly (68 mins).
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan).
Westmeath in control
Westmeath 3-23 Waterford 1-7: Westmeath had an emphatic victory over Waterford at Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday. The contest was effectively over by the interval, at which point Westmeath led by 1-10 to 0-2.
Three minutes into the second half, Dennis Glennon put the issue beyond doubt when he scored a goal. Paul Foley goaled for Waterford before PJ Ward finished to their net.
WESTMEATH: G Connaughton; J Davitt, M Ennis (0-1), G Glennon; D McDermott, D Heavin, G Dillon; D Duffy (0-1), N Kilmartin; J Nugent (0-1), D Glennon (1-2), P Bannon; A Mangan (0-2), PJ Ward (2-3), D Dolan (0-8). Subs: D Healy for Heavin, R O'Connell (0-1) for Kilmartin, P Dillon (0-2) for G Dillon, R Whelan (0-2) for Nugent, S Cleary for Healy.
Waterford: T Wall; K Connery, J Phelan, S Briggs; E Rockett, M Ahearne, E Walsh; S Prendergast (0-1), S Dempsey; G Hurney (0-2), S Cunningham, K O'Keeffe (0-1); B Wall (0-1), P Foley (1-2), C O'Keeffe. Subs: P Hurney for Dempsey, A Ahearne for C O'Keeffe, A Heffernan for Cunningham, L Hurney for Prendergast, J Ryan for Walsh.
Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh).
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