Saffrons stay up as Carlow relegated

Antrim 0-15 Carlow 0-11

A late rally by the Ulster side saw them rattle off nine points in-a-row to overturn a five-point gap but it took Shane McNaughton’s 56th minute score – their first from play – to spark them into life.

Up until that point, Kevin Ryan’s side were forced to rely upon the accuracy of team captain Neil McManus from placed balls. The Cushendall man had converted six up to that point to keep his side in the hunt as the tenacity ofCarlow stifled the Antrim attack.