Saturday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final was already slipping beyond Antrim’s reach when Jerome Henry issued Antrim’s Mick McCann with a second yellow card as Cavan eased past the Saffrons with 13 points to spare at Corrigan Park.
The home side played with the advantage of a strong wind in the first half, but found themselves behind at the break, 0-7 to 0-6 after failing to score for the first 23 minutes.
Cavan upped the ante in the second half, led by the brilliant Paddy Lynch in attack, and pulled clear in the third quarter.
