Fermanagh survive ‘power cut’ to win ugly against Antrim

Fermanagh 1-12 Antrim 0-9: The first championship game of summer is not the worst time of year to win ugly and, after toiling to an unconvincing preliminary round win over Antrim yesterday, Fermanagh will feel the only way is up.

“We had a major power cut” was how Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath described the alarming drop-off in his team’s performance levels in the second-half, having coasted into a 0-9 to 0-2 lead at the break largely due to the score-taking brilliance of Tomas Corrigan.

Thoughts in the dressing-room at half time must have already been turning to a first round meeting with Donegal on June 12, because they played the second-half as though the game was already done.