Antrim silver includes some significant downfalls as Clarke crocked
Antrim guaranteed their first bit of flatware of the new season with a persuading 18-point prevail upon Down in the Conor McGurk Glass last at The Name.
Only three focuses isolated the sides at the break with Nigel Elliott (Antrim) and Declan McManus (Down) finding the net for their separate sides.
Be that as it may, the second half was one-route movement as the Saffrons drifted to triumph on account of further objectives from Conor McCann and the great Maol Connolly, while Down finished the amusement with 14 men after full-back Caolan Teggart was demonstrated a moment yellow for a wild test on substitute Eoin O'Neill.
However, the win included some significant downfalls for Antrim with corner-forward Ciaran Clarke being offed the pitch after only 17 minutes in the wake of supporting leg damage.
Talking after the amusement, Antrim manager Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton was uncertain of the degree of the damage, yet with All-Ireland champions Galway up next in the National Throwing Class opener in under two weeks, Clarke's cooperation is in genuine uncertainty.
"Right now, I don't know how he is - we'll need to check with the physios," said McNaughton.
"I trust he is alright, yet he was limping as he fell off.
"That is game and you need to manage these things. With the way the diversions are coming this year, we are playing each other week and you will get wounds. More so this year than some other year, the board will be tried - you wouldn't have your initial 15 consistently."
ANTRIM: C O'Connell; J Dillon 0-1, A Graffin, D Kearney; J Maskey, M Donnelly, P Burke; C McKinley, C Johnston 0-3; N Elliott 1-4, N McManus 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 '65), M Connolly 1-7 (1-2fs); D McKinley 0-1, C McCann 1-01, C Clarke. Subs: E O'Neill for C Clarke (17mins), E Smyth for A Graffin (HT), D McCloskey for D McKinley (46mins), J McNaughton 0-1 for N McManus (49mins), D McGuinness for C Johnston (62mins).
DOWN: S Keith; P McManus, C Teggart, M Hughes; E Coulter, M Fisher, L Savage; C Bailie, D Toner 0-1; R Branagan 0-1, D McManus 1-0, P Og McCrickard 0-2, M Magee 0-1, P Sheehan 0-8 (0-7fs), E Sands 0-1. Subs: D Rooney for E Coulter (HT), B Byers for P McManus (44mins), M Patterson for Fisher (60mins). Erne must expand on solid begin: Gallagher Confronting Tyrone in this current end of the week's first Dr McKenna Glass semi-last, new Fermanagh director Rory Gallagher has pronounced his pleasure at how things have run with their 100 for each penny record from the three gathering diversions.
The Erne men have represented the trial groups of Monaghan and Donegal, while they needed to paw back the understudies of Ruler's to save a win.
Gallagher, who won the 2012 All-Ireland title as partner chief to Jim McGuinness with Donegal, expressed: "January is tied in with getting a touch of aggressive football. We just have two school players in Conor Murphy and James McMahon and we are anticipating getting them incorporated.
"In any case, it regards get out playing. I appreciate the McKenna Container when you have a full pick. It is very much recorded that the universities are in and it's possibly setting out toward the finish of the street for the schools, I don't see them out in alternate regions.
"To beat Monaghan and Donegal, two set up Division One groups, it is superior to searching for challenge recreations - we received a considerable measure in return."
He likewise brought up the significance of another administration group bedding in, Gallagher being helped by his sibling, previous province goalkeeper Ronan, Shane McCabe and Tyrone's Ryan McMenamin.
"It's an immense sheet material in process," he said.
"We are finding out about the young men, we have just been as one now for seven or two months since we became acquainted with them.
"It's a time of feeling your way in. Clearly I would know Ronan well and Shane genuinely well. Be that as it may, we have Ricey too and we are for the most part gelling.
"That is a piece of the test now. There will be great days and terrible days.
"That is the truth of between region football, it will be a test now for us as a gathering for the days to come, that you can crush them out and turn out on its opposite side."
Somewhere else, with Area A total, the other semi-finalists are down for choice after a heap of recreations were canceled a week ago because of the hard ice.
In Area B, Derry and Armagh have a victor takes-all conflict in the Athletic Grounds.
Armagh can jump Derry with a win albeit given the remarks of their chief Kieran McGeeney, it is difficult to figure their levels of inspiration.
"Whoever breaks through to the semi-finals will need to play three amusements in seven days," he called attention to.
"More than likely it will be one of us (or Derry), yet whichever group experiences to the semis has three diversions in seven days, which is a major inquire."
New Derry supervisor Damian McErlain has utilized the chance to blood a lot of youths that beforehand observed activity under him as minor manager.
Should Derry beat Armagh, the last place will go to either Monaghan or Donegal in the event that one of them win their conflict in Clones, abandoning them as the best-put sprinters up in the gathering stages.
Only three focuses isolated the sides at the break with Nigel Elliott (Antrim) and Declan McManus (Down) finding the net for their separate sides.
Be that as it may, the second half was one-route movement as the Saffrons drifted to triumph on account of further objectives from Conor McCann and the great Maol Connolly, while Down finished the amusement with 14 men after full-back Caolan Teggart was demonstrated a moment yellow for a wild test on substitute Eoin O'Neill.
However, the win included some significant downfalls for Antrim with corner-forward Ciaran Clarke being offed the pitch after only 17 minutes in the wake of supporting leg damage.
Talking after the amusement, Antrim manager Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton was uncertain of the degree of the damage, yet with All-Ireland champions Galway up next in the National Throwing Class opener in under two weeks, Clarke's cooperation is in genuine uncertainty.
"Right now, I don't know how he is - we'll need to check with the physios," said McNaughton.
"I trust he is alright, yet he was limping as he fell off.
"That is game and you need to manage these things. With the way the diversions are coming this year, we are playing each other week and you will get wounds. More so this year than some other year, the board will be tried - you wouldn't have your initial 15 consistently."
ANTRIM: C O'Connell; J Dillon 0-1, A Graffin, D Kearney; J Maskey, M Donnelly, P Burke; C McKinley, C Johnston 0-3; N Elliott 1-4, N McManus 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 '65), M Connolly 1-7 (1-2fs); D McKinley 0-1, C McCann 1-01, C Clarke. Subs: E O'Neill for C Clarke (17mins), E Smyth for A Graffin (HT), D McCloskey for D McKinley (46mins), J McNaughton 0-1 for N McManus (49mins), D McGuinness for C Johnston (62mins).
DOWN: S Keith; P McManus, C Teggart, M Hughes; E Coulter, M Fisher, L Savage; C Bailie, D Toner 0-1; R Branagan 0-1, D McManus 1-0, P Og McCrickard 0-2, M Magee 0-1, P Sheehan 0-8 (0-7fs), E Sands 0-1. Subs: D Rooney for E Coulter (HT), B Byers for P McManus (44mins), M Patterson for Fisher (60mins). Erne must expand on solid begin: Gallagher Confronting Tyrone in this current end of the week's first Dr McKenna Glass semi-last, new Fermanagh director Rory Gallagher has pronounced his pleasure at how things have run with their 100 for each penny record from the three gathering diversions.
The Erne men have represented the trial groups of Monaghan and Donegal, while they needed to paw back the understudies of Ruler's to save a win.
Gallagher, who won the 2012 All-Ireland title as partner chief to Jim McGuinness with Donegal, expressed: "January is tied in with getting a touch of aggressive football. We just have two school players in Conor Murphy and James McMahon and we are anticipating getting them incorporated.
"In any case, it regards get out playing. I appreciate the McKenna Container when you have a full pick. It is very much recorded that the universities are in and it's possibly setting out toward the finish of the street for the schools, I don't see them out in alternate regions.
"To beat Monaghan and Donegal, two set up Division One groups, it is superior to searching for challenge recreations - we received a considerable measure in return."
He likewise brought up the significance of another administration group bedding in, Gallagher being helped by his sibling, previous province goalkeeper Ronan, Shane McCabe and Tyrone's Ryan McMenamin.
"It's an immense sheet material in process," he said.
"We are finding out about the young men, we have just been as one now for seven or two months since we became acquainted with them.
"It's a time of feeling your way in. Clearly I would know Ronan well and Shane genuinely well. Be that as it may, we have Ricey too and we are for the most part gelling.
"That is a piece of the test now. There will be great days and terrible days.
"That is the truth of between region football, it will be a test now for us as a gathering for the days to come, that you can crush them out and turn out on its opposite side."
Somewhere else, with Area A total, the other semi-finalists are down for choice after a heap of recreations were canceled a week ago because of the hard ice.
In Area B, Derry and Armagh have a victor takes-all conflict in the Athletic Grounds.
Armagh can jump Derry with a win albeit given the remarks of their chief Kieran McGeeney, it is difficult to figure their levels of inspiration.
"Whoever breaks through to the semi-finals will need to play three amusements in seven days," he called attention to.
"More than likely it will be one of us (or Derry), yet whichever group experiences to the semis has three diversions in seven days, which is a major inquire."
New Derry supervisor Damian McErlain has utilized the chance to blood a lot of youths that beforehand observed activity under him as minor manager.
Should Derry beat Armagh, the last place will go to either Monaghan or Donegal in the event that one of them win their conflict in Clones, abandoning them as the best-put sprinters up in the gathering stages.
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