However, Cavan needed captain Ray Galligan to make two crucial saves from Shane McGuigan and the Gareth McKinless to keep them in the hunt. A McKiernan free then put Cavan three clear before Derry converted a goal chance of their own at the third time of asking. McGuigan kicked the last point of the half to see Derry take a 1-7 to 1-6 lead at the break. Derry started much brighter on the restart and hit the first six points of the second half before Cavan launched their recovery effort. SCORERSDerry: S McGuigan 0-8 (4), N Loughlin 1-3 (1f 1 45), E Bradley 0-3, C Glass, B Heron 0-1 each.

Source: Irish Independent May 29, 2021 16:52 UTC