NFL DIVISION FOUR Fermanagh 1-10 Carlow 0-6:FERMANAGH made a winning start to their Allianz NFL Division Four campaign at Dr Cullen Park thanks to a James Sherry goal midway through the second half.
After establishing a 0-6 to 0-2 lead at the interval Fermanagh looked good for the win but when Darragh Foley reduced the gap to two points, it gave Carlow fans hope. However, in a devastating five-minute spell Brendan Murphy went off with a suspected broken ankle and Sherry fired home.
FERMANAGH: J McGrath; N Bogue, B Owens, M Jones; P McCosker, B Mulrone (0-1), P Sharry; H Brady, J Sherry (1-1); P McGrath, N Cassidy, T McElroy; T O'Flanagan (0-3, two frees), T Corrigan (0-2, one free), P Ward (0-2). Subs: C O'Brien (0-1) for Cassidy, J Connolly for McElroy (both 48 mins), M Little for O'Flanagan (60), C Quigley for P Sherry (63), C Flaherty for McGrath (70).
CARLOW: T O'Reilly; K Nolan, S Redmond, B Kavanagh; A Curran, T Bolger, P Cashin; B Murphy, D Foley (0-4, three frees); E Finnegan (0-1), S Gannon, A Kelly; C Mullins, JJ Smith (0-1, free), T Walsh. Subs: C Pender for Murphy (31 mins, inj), BJ Molloy for Nolan (h-t), E Ruth for Gannon (h-t), D Bambrick for Finnegan (55), W Minchin for Kelly (67).
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney(Tipperary).
