Ulster MFC First round Cavan 1-13, Antrim 1-5: Cavan produced a top-class performance at Breffni Park yesterday to qualify for the semi-finals.

Antrim scored first through Ciarán McGourty after a minute, but the teams were level three times before Raymond Galligan's point made it 0-4 to 0-3 to Cavan at the break.

Cavan took control in the second half and with 15 minutes left led by 0-9 to 0-3. Antrim's goal came three minutes later when full forward Tomás McCann finished a fine move.

Cavan recovered to dominate the remaining quarter with points from Enda Gaffney and Cian Mackey and Gaffney's opportunist goal sealed a convincing victory.

CAVAN: S Delaney; M Meehan, T Smith, P Reilly; F Jordan, R Flanagan (0-3), C Lynch; T McEvoy, R Galligan (0-4); K Lynch, C Brady, R Cullivan; P Brady, C Mackey (0-3), E Gaffney (1-3). Subs: M Curran for C Brady (half-time), N Reilly for P Reilly (47 mins), S Johnston for Cullivan (50 mins), A Dunne for K Lynch (61 mins), S Reilly for Gaffney (64 mins).

ANTRIM: R Thibodeau; P Gribben, S Burke, K Kennedy; C McCann, K McQuillan, A Kelly; L Carland, B Hasson (0-1); G McAleese (0-1), MJ Cooper, C Dowds; C McGourty (0-3), T McCann (1-0), P Maguire. Subs: M Kelly for K Kennedy (half-time), G Crossey for McQuillan (32 mins), R McElhome for Dowds (64 mins).

Referee: JJ Cleary (Derry).