McGuigan stars as Derry dominate Fermanagh at Brewster Park

Dazzling Derry showed no mercy to a totally outclassed Fermanagh in a most one-sided Ulster SFC quarter-final in Brewster Park.

This mismatch was well over by the 27th when Derry centre-forward Paul Cassidy strolled through the Fermanagh defence and could afford to stumble and still finish to the net.

Cassidy's cool finish put a vastly superior Derry into a 2-7 to 0-3 lead and there was no way an outgunned Fermanagh side looked like mounting any real resistance.

The Ulster champions sprinted from the blocks and late sub Eoin McEvoy landed the first point after just a minute.

That set the pattern for total Derry dominance as they carved holes in a hesitant Fermanagh defence at will.

The points flowed from Padraig McGrogan and keeper Odhran Lynch, who was playing as the extra man to put them 0-3 to 0-0 lead after just five minutes.

Paul Cassidy made it 0-4 to 0-0 lead before a searing Ultan Kelm run ended with midfielder Ryan Jones getting the first point for the home side.

But Derry midfielder Brendan Rogers was reigning supreme, and the Ulster champions struck the first major blow when the impressive Ethan Doherty hit Shane McGuigan with the perfect pass and the full-forward finished to the net with aplomb to put Derry ahead by 1-5 to 0-4

Ryan Lyons pointed two frees for Fermanagh, but McGuigan put dominant Derry ahead by 1-6 to 0-3 by the 20th minute.

Fermanagh did launch two high balls into the Derry square but Lynch dealt with both most capably.

Derry’s second goal was of the much softer variety as the beavering Cassidy sailed through the centre of the Erne defence and had time to stumble before casually picking his spot.

That was the killer blow for the home side after just 27 minutes.

And Derry almost had another goal a few