Cavan hold off Offaly at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore

Offaly 0-16, Cavan 1-17: A goal from Gearóid McKiernan that crowned a crucial run of 1-3 without reply from Cavan at the start of the second half proved to be decisive at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore this evening.

A goal from Gearóid McKiernan that crowned a crucial run of 1-3 without reply from Cavan at the start of the second half proved to be decisive at Bord na Móna O’Connor Park in Tullamore this evening, as the visiting Ulster county held off Offaly in a Round 1B qualifier ties that was more than a little short of the intensity and conviction that we saw from these counties during phases of their brief provincial campaigns, writes Kevin Egan.

Cavan were arguably the side with more momentum coming into this contest as they pushed Monaghan hard in the closing stages of their Ulster quarter final defeat, while they also had an extra week to recover from the tie.