NFL DIVISION THREE Cavan 0-20 Offaly 0-14:CAVAN EASED their relegation fears with a classy win at Kingspan/Breffni Park.
In-form attacker Cian Mackey was the star of the show. Mackey’s five first-half points helped ease the hosts into a 0-8 to 0-7 interval lead. Cavan went 0-12 to 0-7 in front before Offaly talisman Niall McNamee helped hoist the visitors level at 0-12 apiece after 52 minutes. Cavan notched four unanswered points thereafter though and while John Reynolds and Scott Brady gave Offaly hope, Cavan hit four more to seal the issue.
CAVAN; F Reilly; E McPhillips, T Corr, M Cahill; D Sheridan, E McGuigan (0-1), M Hannon; N Walsh, L Mulvey (0-1); R Flanagan (0-1), G Smith (0-4, 45, one free), M McKeever (0-2); C Mackey (0-7, one free), M Brennan (0-4, one free), M Reilly. Subs: D O'Dowd for Sheridan (inj, 17 mins), P Reilly for Hannon (52 mins), R Cullivan for Reilly (53)
OFFALY; A Mulhall; B Darby, S Sullivan, C Kiely (0-1); A Sullivan, P McConway, K Slattery; R Dalton, J Coughlan; R Brady (0-2, frees), C McManus (0-4, 45, one free), A Lynam; D Egan (0-1), J Reynolds (0-5), N McNamee. Subs: S Lonergan for Slattery (16); B Connor for Dalton (ht); S Brady (0-1)for Coughlan (48); J Gallagher for Sullivan (inj, 61); N Darby for Egan (66).
Referee: P Kneel(Louth).
