22-02-2025
Goal hungry Antrim beat Leitrim in Division Three
Antrim shook off back-to-back losses in Division Three of the Allianz Football League as they romped to a 4-16 to 1-11 victory over bottom-of-the pile Leitrim at Corrigan Saffrons' eye for goal shone through with four first-half majors to leave them pretty much out of sight by the half-way point as although Leitrim enjoyed a decent start as they led 0-3 to 0-2 after 11 minutes, Marc Jordan produced a deft finish for the hosts' first goal moments then turned provider with Niall Burns diving to palm home and the third came as Dominic McEnhill tapped home a rebound after initially being denied by Daire O' could maybe have had more scores in the opening period but for seven wides and a disallowed goal for a square ball on their fourth major arrived just before the break as Dermot McAleese slipped Fionn Nagle in to finish and help the Saffrons into a 4-7 to 0-6 Lenehan had the final say of the first half and first of the second as it became a case of Antrim managing the second Prior and Darren Cox both hit their second scores of the day for Leitrim, but the hosts stretched pulled further clear with McEnhill, Burns, McCann and substitute Ryan McQuillan chipping sub Donal Casey grabbed a consolation goal for his team with seven to go, but Antrim were long since out of sight to get back on the winning trail.
