70 mins: With the match moving into stoppage time, Lyng plays a free short to Pierson who shoots over for Cavan. Down 1-12 Cavan 1-13

69 mins: Following a high free into the danger area, Coulter rises to fist over and bring Down level. Down 1-12 Cavan 1-12

64 mins: Lyng races down the right and cuts inside to fist Cavan into the lead. Down 1-11 Cavan 1-12

61 mins: Cavan work the ball to Lyng in space who slides over an equalising point. Down 1-11 Cavan 1-11

59 mins: Jason Reilly squeezes in a goal for Cavan to bring the contest to life. Down 1-11 Cavan 0-11

50 mins: Hughes scores a fine point from play from the left wing. Down 1-11 Cavan 0-10

49 mins: A foul on Pierson gives Larry Reilly the chance to score a free for Cavan. Down 1-10 Cavan 0-10

43 mins: Hughes scores two points in a minute to stretch Down's lead to four. Down 1-10 Cavan 0-09

41 mins: Sean Farrell's clumsy tackle leads to a booking for the Down man and a successful free for Cavan's Lyng.
Down 1-08 Cavan 0-09

39 mins: Corner-forward Daniel Hughes runs Down the right flank and calmly kicks over the opening point of the second half. Down 1-08 Cavan 0-08

35 mins: Cavan defender Darren Rabbit picks up a yellow card and Doyle lands his fourth free to give Down a two-point interval advantage. Down 1-07 Cavan 0-08

33 mins: Michael Higgins picks up his second yellow card and is dismissed following a high challenge on Johnston. From the resultant free, Lyng closes the gap to just one point.
Down 1-06 Cavan 0-8

32 mins: Goalscorer Coulter gets his second point by shooting just inside a post. Down 1-06 Cavan 0-7

31 mins: There is just one point in it again as Lyng lands a free for Cavan. Down 1-05 Cavan 0-7

29 mins: Skipper Doyle converts a straightforward free for the Mourne county. Down 1-05 Cavan 0-06

27 mins: Cavan defender Anthony Forde is fortunate to get away with just a yellow card after a high challange on Eoin McCartan

27 mins: Pierson finds space to land another point to cut Cavan's deficit to just one point. Down 1-04 Cavan 0-06

25 mins: Benny Coulter shoots low past keeper Elliott for the first goal of the game. Down 1-04 Cavan 0-05

18 mins: Down's Ronan Sexton turns to kick a point from play. Down 0-4 Cavan 0-5

15 mins: Jason Reilly finds room to hoist a fine left-footed point for Cavan. Down 0-3 Cavan 0-5

12 mins: Doyle lands his second free for Down.
Down 0-3 Cavan 0-4

11 mins: Higgins is booked for a foul and, from the free, Championship debutant Michael Lyng stretches Cavan's lead to two points. Down 0-2 Cavan 0-4

8 mins: Jason Reilly scores a point to put Cavan ahead for the first time. Down 0-2 Cavan 0-3

5 mins: Forward Sean Johnston brings Cavan level again. Down 0-2 Cavan 0-2

3 mins: Benny Coulter cuts in from the right to score from a tight angle. Down 0-2 Cavan 0-1

2 mins: Gerard Pierson runs throgh to score from play for Cavan. Down 0-1 Cavan 0-1

1 mins: Down captain Liam Doyle scores a fine free against the breeze for the opening point. Down 0-1 Cavan 0-0