Published: Wednesday, 20th January, 2010 11:31pm

Cavan slip to second defeat

Tommy Carr

Cavan 0-8

St Mary's 1-12

A dire second half performance saw Cavan slip to a disappointing defeat to a fired-up St Mary's side last night (Wednesday) at Breffni Park.

Cavan led at half-time by 1-5 to 0-6, their scores coming from Gareth Smith (two frees, two from play and a superb penalty) and Donal Thomas.

However, they were to rue their incredible first half tally of 11 wides, as St Mary's made all the running after the break and deservedly pulled level midway through the half.

Cavan rallied with a good point from sub Mark McKeever but the students buried a late, late goal to put the result beyond doubt.

Cavan manager Tom Carr admitted after the match that some players have played themselves off the side over the past two matches, but was bullish about Saturday's trip to Omagh, stating that he was 'looking forward to the challenge'.

Among those to impress in an experimental Cavan line-up were Gareth Smith (who was withdrawn at half-time due, revealed Carr, to a packed schedule), Eoin McGuigan and Martin Cahill, who lined out at wing-forward.

Full coverage in next week's Anglo-Celt.