Goals the difference as Tyrone win scrappy match

McKENNA CUP:Tyrone 2-11 Fermanagh 0-11: TYRONE FOLLOWED up their victory over Donegal on Sunday with a six-point win at Brewster Park last night.

Goals were to prove to be the difference after a scrappy encounter. A tight first half saw Fermanagh open up a four-point lead with Paul Ward the main threat.

However, Tyrone hit back to leave it level at the break, 0-6 to 1-3, the goal coming courtesy of a Martin Penrose penalty after Brian McGuigan was upended.

And Tyrone added a second goal early in the second half when Ciarán Girvan slotted home to make it 2-3 to 0-6.

Fermanagh responded with three unanswered points, but although the sides traded scores, Tyrone were never to be behind again.

Only one point separated the sides as the game moved into the final 10 minutes, but with Martin Penrose and Seán Cavanagh to the fore Tyrone hit five points in a row to take Mickey Harte’s team to the win.

TYRONE: P McConnell; A McCrory, C McCarron, D McCaul; D Harte (0-1), C Gormley, S McNally; K Hughes, S Cavanagh (0-4, 2f); M Penrose (1-4, 1-0 pen, 2f), B McGuigan (0-1), E McGinley; P McNeice (0-1), M Donnelly, C Girvan (1-0). Subs: A Cassidy for Donnelly, R McMenamin for McCrory, D Carlin for McNally.

FERMANAGH: J McGrath; N Bogue, B Owens, M Jones; K Cosgrove, B Mulrone, C Quigley; J Sherry, H Brady (0-1); P McGrath (0-1), N Cassidy, T McElroy (0-1); P Ward (0-3, 1f), T Corrigan (0-3, 3f), T O'Flanagan (0-1, f). Subs: P Sherry (0-1) for Bogue, C Flaherty for O'Flanagan, S Quigley for Corrigan, M McGovern for C Quigley.