Down capitalise on Antrim’s lack of self-belief

Down 1-18 Antrim 0-14

Plenty were giving Antrim a chance, given their superb defensive record in the league and a couple of injury doubts for Down, but they went after Antrim once they caught the scent of a bit of blood from four rapid-fire points in the middle of the first half put them in a decent position.

By simply pressing up on the Antrim kickout, they cleaned up through Peter Turley when Saffrons goalkeeper Chris Kerr was forced to go long, and when they attempted to work it short, the Antrim defence were lax and strangely out of sync.