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Darragh McGurn score a goal for Fermanagh in their victory over Laois [Getty Images]
Fermanagh stood firm to grab their first win of the Football League campaign with a 2-13 to 1-14 victory over 14-man Laois at Brewster Park.
The visitors raced into an early lead with Evan O’Carroll landing a two-pointer before finishing to the net.
The winless hosts responded though as Darragh McGurn plundered to the net.
Fermanagh hit five of the next seven points.
Conor Love, Ronan McCaffrey, Ciaràn Corrigan, Garvan Jones and Brandon Horan were all on target for Declan Bonner’s side before Luke Flanagan got a second goal to give the Ernesiders a 2-6 to 1-4 advantage after half an hour.
The guests were then reduced to 14 men after Robert Tyrell received a red card following a bust up with McCaffrey.
Horan and Killian Roche traded scores before the break and Fermanagh led 2-7 to 1-5 at the interval.
Despite the numerical disadvantage Laois reduced the deficit as Roche stroked over a two-point free before Rigohan Murphy split the sticks.
Love and McGurn kept the scoreboard ticking but the Leinster outfit responded with five unanswered points.
Brian Byrne, O‘Carroll (2) Conor Heffernan and Paul Kingston brought the teams level at 2-10 to 1-13 with 61 minutes gone.
A Love brace and another point from McCaffrey nudged Fermanagh in front once again.
O’Carroll notched over another free but the Erne men held on to grab their first two points of the season.
They still need a number of results to go their way in order to beat the drop with Sligo sitting on four points ahead of their game with Down on Sunday.
Hope of staying up by virtue of a three-way tie is still on, albeit unlikely, for now.
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