Fermanagh 0-14 Carlow 0-9: Fermanagh footballers, already promoted, assured themselves of going up as divisional winners with a hard-earned win over Carlow at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

Throughout the game the visitors enjoyed a greater share of possession but, while their approach play was excellent, they were inaccurate with their shooting, producing a wide count of 16.

Carlow led 0-7 to 0-5 at half-time and were 0-9 to 0-6 in front 12 minutes into the second half when Brian Kelly kicked a superb point from a free. That, however, was to be the home side's last score while Fermanagh put eight unanswered points over.

Colm Bradley's point from play in the 19th minute tied the sides at 0-9 each and four minutes later Fermanagh's Stephen Maguire put the visitors in front for the first time with a point from play.

Further points from Mark Little and Mark Murphy put Fermanagh three points clear before Carlow spurned a great chance of a goal when substitute Ciarán Pender saw his shot for goal canon off the crossbar.

Further Fermanagh points from Raymond Gallagher and Tom Brewster gave the Ulster men a five-point margin of victory.

FERMANAGH: N Tinney; S Goan, B Owens, R McCluskey; R Johnston, S McDermott, D O'Reilly; M McGrath, L McBarron (0-1); E Maguire (0-1), T Bolster (0-3, two frees), M Little (0-2, frees); C Bradley (0-2), Rory Gallagher (0-2), S Maguire (0-1). Subs: M Lilly for Johnston, Raymond Gallagher (0-1) for Rory Gallagher (yellow card), M Murphy (0-1) for McBarron (yellow card), K Donnelly for Bradley.

CARLOW: J Brennan; C McCarthy, B Farrell, L Murphy; R Sinnott (0-1), J Hayden, P Kelly; M Brennan, T Walsh; B Carbery (0-1), M Carpenter, P Walsh; S Rea (0-2, one free), P Hickey (0-2), B Kelly (0-3, frees). Subs: C Pender for Carpenter (Yellow card), D Byrne for P Walsh, J Kehoe for Hayden (yellow card), B Daly for Sinnott (Yellow card)

YELLOW CARDS: Fermanagh: Rory Gallagher, L McBarron. Carlow: M Carpenter, J Hayden, R Sinnot.

Referee: M Collins (Cork).