Fermanagh beat Sligo to reach Tailteann semi-finals
Fermanagh repelled a late Sligo comeback to win 0-21 to 1-16 at Brewster Park on Saturday and reach the semi-finals of the Tailteann Cup.The sides traded points early on, before Niall Murphy's 16th-minute goal put Sligo ahead at 1-5 to 0-4, Murphy having earlier contributed a two-pointer.Fermanagh fought back however and a Garvan Jones free on 26 put the Erne county in front by a margin of 0-10 to 1-6.Jones and Ronan McCaffrey did most of the damage as their side went in 0-14 to 1-6 to the good at the break.Sligo began the second half strongly to move to within one of the Ulster side, David Quinn contributing a two-pointer.Scores from Josh Largo Elis, Joe McDade, Fionan O'Brien and Declan McCusker extended the lead to 0-18 to 1-10, before Lee Cullen was shown a yellow card.Sligo put in a late rally as a two-pointer from play from Pat Spillane, and a point from the same player drew them to within two by the conclusion of the match.Kieran Donnelly's side will now contest next weekend's Tailteann semi-finals.
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