National Football League results<\/p>\n
Division 3<\/p>\n
Wicklow 0-8 Laois 1-17<\/p>\n
Fermanagh 0-14 Louth 2-12<\/p>\n
Division 4 <\/p>\n
Sligo 3-19 London 0-10<\/p>\n
Carlow 1-10 Leitrim 2-14<\/p>\n
Cavan 1-7 Tipperary 1-11<\/p>\n
Wexford 0-15 Waterford 0-14<\/p>\n
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IT WAS A mixed afternoon for the promotion-chasers in Division Four of the National Football Leagues. They all came head-to-head as the top of the table tightens, and the basement battle heats up.<\/p>\n
Cavan\u2019s 100% record came to an end after a four-point defeat to Tipperary in Kingspan Breffni Park, though they remain at the summit.<\/p>\n
Both sides won provincial titles on a dramatic November day in 2020, but find themselves in the bottom-tier after being relegated from Division 3 together last season.<\/p>\n
While they\u2019re both now pushing to go straight back up, it was the Premier County who were celebrating today after a significant win on the road.<\/p>\n
Tipperary led 1-5 to 1-4 at half time; Conor Sweeney\u2019s 21st-minute goal cancelled out by Caoimh\u00edn O\u2019Reilly\u2019s at the other end just before the break. Sweeney finished with 1-4 (three frees, one mark), though goalkeeper Michael O\u2019Reilly and his defence were key as they limited Cavan to just three frees in the second half.<\/p>\n
Sligo, meanwhile, got their own promotion bid back on track with a comprehensive 18-point win over London at Markievicz Park.<\/p>\n
Star forward Niall Murphy hit 2-5 for the Yeats county, while Brian Egan also found the back of the net in the first half. Both teams finished with 14 men after Sligo\u2019s Conor Griffin and Conal Gallagher of London were sent-off in the second-half.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in Division 4, Andy Moran\u2019s Leitrim enjoyed an impressive seven-point win in Carlow, while Waterford remain the only team without a win after a one-point defeat to Wexford.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Source: GAA.ie.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s tight at the top!<\/p>\n
Five counties in Div. 4 are still in the mix for promotion.<\/p>\n
Two games left each, Cavan and Tipp in control of their own destiny \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n
Cavan: London\/Waterford
Tipp: Carlow\/London
Sligo: Waterford\/Leitrim
Leitrim: Wexford\/Sligo
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In Division 3, Mickey Harte\u2019s Louth put themselves right in the promotion race with an excellent win over Fermanagh in Brewster Park, Enniskillen.<\/p>\n
It finished 2-12 to 0-14, with Tommy Durnin and Sam Mulroy\u2019s first-half goals crucial for the Wee County. Mulroy and former AFL player Ciaran Byrne were influential before the posts, the latter sprung from the bench, while the ever-present Sean Quigley led Fermanagh\u2019s scoring charge.<\/p>\n
\nFT – Fermanagh 0-14 Louth 2-12.<\/p>\n
Louth win in Fermanagh for the first time since March 14, 2010, and for just the second time ever in a league match.<\/p>\n
The last time they won at Brewster Park, they went to the Leinster final. <\/p>\n
A real promotion showdown with Antrim next Sunday.<\/p>\n
— Caoimh\u00edn Reilly (@CaoimhinReilly) March 13, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And Laois recorded a convincing 12-point win over Wicklow in Aughrim.<\/p>\n
The O\u2019Moore county head home with two valuable points, their promotion hopes alive and relegation fears eased. Gary Walsh top-scored with 0-7 (five frees), while Evan O\u2019Carroll contributed 1-2.<\/p>\n
Wicklow remain rooted to the bottom of the table, without a win.<\/p>\n
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