Down 0-19 Antrim 1-11:DEPLETED DOWN proved too strong for Antrim in last night's clash at Páirc Esler. The Down line-out featured only three of the starting 15 against Queens last weekend, James Colgan, Brendan Coulter and Martin Clarke.

But Coulter and Conor Laverty prospered in a two-man full forward line and contributed seven points for the winners, who led 0-13 to 0-4 at the interval.

DOWN: B McVeigh; L Lennon, K McKiernan, M Cole; D Hughes (0-2), J Colgan, D Cunningham; K King, P Fitzpatrick (0-3); M Clarke (0-4), C Maginn, J McGovern (0-1); A Carr, B Coulter (0-3), C Laverty (0-4), Subs: Mark Poland for McGovern, A Rodgers for King, P McComiskey (0-2) for Carr, K Duffin for Cunningham, J Clarke for Coulter.

ANTRIM; S Finnucane; A Douglas, P Doherty, D Gough; T Scullion, P Carey, J Loughery; B Hasson, D Edwards; B Herron, C Close, B Boyle; P Cunningham (0-8), M Magill (0-1) G O’Boyle (0-1). Subs: O O’Neill for O’Boyle, G Walls for Edwards, N ODonnell (1-0) for Hasson, M McCann for Close.

Referee: M McErlane.