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Cavan attack rewarded for pressure

NFL DIVISION FOUR: Cavan 0-12 Down 0-10: CAVAN PRODUCED a brilliant display of possession and attacking football to end Down…

Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00

NFL DIVISION FOUR: Cavan 0-12 Down 0-10:CAVAN PRODUCED a brilliant display of possession and attacking football to end Down's unbeaten run at Páirc Esler Newry on Saturday night.

Cavan led 0-7 to 0-5 at half-time with Seanie Johnston scoring four points.

Eight poor second-half wides ultimately proved very costly for Down.

CAVAN:J Reilly; M Hannon, D Sheridan, K Fanin; J McCutcheon, J Crowe, R Flanagan; L Mulvey, C Galligan; C Mackey, M Lyng, M Reilly; L Reilly (0-2), R Cullivan (0-1), S Johnston (0-6, four frees). Subs:D Givney for L Mulvey (yellow card, 23 mins), E Keating (0-3) for M Lyng (27 mins), E Reilly for M Reilly (60 mins), C Smyth for L Reilly (65 mins), S Brady for S Johnston (69 mins).

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DOWN:B McVeigh; C McGovern, P Murphy L Howard; A Carr (0-3, two frees), K McKernan, C Garvey; D Gordon, J Lynch; B McArdle, C Maginn (0-1), J Fegan (0-1, free); R Murtagh (0-2), D Hughes (0-1), P Fitzpatrick. Subs:D Rafferty for L Howard (yellow card, 25 mins), A Rodgers for J Lynch (44 mins), M Cole for P Murphy (46 mins), B Coulter for B McArdle (50 mins), P McCumiskey (0-2, frees) for P Fitzpatrick (50 mins), J O'Reilly for J Fegan (60 mins).

Referee:D Coldrick (Meath).