Fermanagh respond positively

GAA: NFL DIVISION FOUR: Fermanagh 0-17 Clare 0-9 THERE MAY have been a rebellion among some Fermanagh footballers who have left…

GAA: NFL DIVISION FOUR: Fermanagh 0-17 Clare 0-9THERE MAY have been a rebellion among some Fermanagh footballers who have left the panel this season but those 28 who remained loyal to manager John O'Neill demonstrated their support in the most emphatic fashion. They impressed at Brewster Park yesterday, running out nine-point winners against Clare and kicking 14 points from play in the process.

Daniel Kille landed four points from play over the hour with Paul Ward and John O’Flanagan also causing problems in the Clare defence while Connor Quigley at half-back for Fermanagh was the stand-out player on the pitch seeing off three different Clare men over the 70 minutes.

FERMANAGH: J McGrath, J Woods, B Owens, M Jones, C Quigley (0-1), B Mulrone, K Cosgrove, H Brady, M O'Brien, T O'Flanagan (0-2, 0-1 free), N Cassidy, R Jones (0-3, 0-2 frees), P Ward (0-3), J O'Flanagan (0-3), S Quigley (0-1). Subs: D Kille (0-4) for Woods (10 mins), B Óg Maguire for Cassidy (20 mins), J O'Brien for Ward (60 mins), C O'Brien for D Kille (65 mins).

CLARE: J Hayes, B Duggan, L Healy, M McMahon, K Hartnett, G Kelly, S McNeiles, C O'Connor, G Brennan, C Ryan, J Hayes, S Brennan (0-1), D Tubridy (0-7, 0-2 frees, 0-1 45), N Browne, A Clohessy (0-1). Subs: M Tubridy for S Brennan (h-t), B Quinlan for N Browne (h-t), D O'Connor for Ryan (68 mins).

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Referee: S McNamee (Tyrone).