Derry finish with a flourish to wear down 14-man Cavan

Cavan 0-18 Derry 1-17: Dynamic Derry timed their run to perfection to put 14-man Cavan to the sword in a pulsating All-Ireland SFC Qualifier at a sun-kissed Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday.

The Oak Leafers trailed for three-quarters of the match but they stormed their way into the last 12 of the competition by dint of a scorching run fuelled by a never-say-die spirit.

After the game, Derry boss Damian Barton pointed to his side’s mental strength as his trump card: “Even when Cavan went three points ahead with about 20 minutes to go, the lads worked extremely hard to hang in there and we came back with two quick points which really got a bit of momentum going for us.