Highlights: Fermanagh relegated despite win over Cavan
Fermanagh's 2-14 to 1-13 win over Cavan on Saturday was not enough to retain their Division Two status as Louth defeated Kildare 1-12 to 0-12 and sentenced Elnemen to relegation. It turned out to be.
Shaun Cassidy and Girvan Jones scored on either side for Fermanagh, with Paddy Lynch being the scorer for Cavan.
Donegal defeated Meath 1-18 to 1-10 despite the absence of Paddy McBrearty and Ryan McHugh with injuries.
Donegal's Division Two final opponents Armagh drew 2-16 apiece with Cork.
Two Ulster counties had already secured their place in next weekend's decider before Saturday night's match.
Fermanagh's relegation to the Second Division came 12 months after they faced Cavan in the Division Three final.
Encourage Fermanagh performance
Fermanagh would be encouraged by the victory over their Ulster rivals, but the victory proved futile given Louth's success against already relegated Kildare.
Kieran Donnelly's side were no longer in control of their own destiny after conceding six goals in last week's game against Louth, which turned out to be a decisive comeback.
Jones went 1-7 from the play, contributing to half of his team's total points. And it was Jones who provided the fine ball for Cassidy's first-half goal as Fermanagh made it back 1-6 to 0-4.
Jones found the back of the net in the second half, but Cavan were on the brink of a comeback thanks to the talismanic Lynch.
His goal in the 50th minute opened up a four-point gap between the teams, but Fermanagh's Fionan O'Brien scored twice to keep the home side close.
Jones had a perfect performance that night, kicking over two more times in the closing stages.
Glugan's late goal helps Armagh draw
A late goal from Rory Grugan saw Armagh fight back from a four-goal deficit to draw away to Cork and maintain their unbeaten record in Division Two.
With little chance of victory, both teams threw off their shackles and engaged in a high-scoring battle.
Orchard County led 1-9 to 0-9 at halftime, with Peter McGrane being the scorer.
However, Cork controlled for much of the second half and led by four points in the closing stages following goals from Chris Og Jones and Luke Fahey.
But Armagh kept fighting and Grougan found the back of the net in the 68th minute and the great Oisin Conaty kicked the equalizer in stoppage time with the score 0-5.
Donegal are too strong for Cork
Donegal's Ryan McHugh forced off with injury
Like Armagh, Donegal will also advance to next week's Division Two final with an unbeaten league record thanks to their win over Meath.
Despite this match being something of a dead rubber with Donegal already promoted and Meath safe, Jim McGuinness opted to play the majority of the regular minutes to maintain momentum.
However, McBrearty pulled up after 20 minutes and McHugh took a hard blow to the shoulder from Donal Cogan after 46 minutes, resulting in the Meath player being booked and sent off.
It remains to be seen whether the pair will be fit to face Armagh next week, but McGuinness was pleased with his team's performance in difficult conditions on Saturday, with 10 different names on the scoresheet. There will be.
Oisín Gallen scored four points to get the game back on track midway through the second period, with a second-half goal from Jamie Brennan.
Meath could not have asked for a better start, but Catal Hickey found the back of the net just 20 seconds into the game, but they could not build on it.
To be fair, the conditions were extremely tricky for both, with heavy rain all day long, slippery underfoot and soapy ball.
Both sides missed a number of chances, but Donegal had a Shane O'Donnell goal off target in the 13th minute, with goalkeeper Sean Patton credited for a close-range save from James Conlon seconds later.
The loss of McBrearty to injury was certainly a big concern for the home supporters, but his team lost 9-3 to the away team to take a 0-10-1 lead, and his loss of McBrearty to injury in the 23rd minute on the way to the break was a major concern for the home supporters. I started to feel better. He was helped by three goals from Oisín Gallen, who grabbed three points just before the end of the first half. The third goal in the 31st minute drew a reaction from Adam McDonnell, who was given a black card for trouble.
Donegal maintained their goal difference with McHugh, Aaron Doherty and Ciaran Thompson, but lost McHugh to that injury.
Meath hung on but the game was over in the 52nd as Doherty played a great ball to Brennan who rounded the breakthrough Billy Hogan to make it 1-13 to 1-5.
Both teams scored five points each in the closing stages, with Donegal finishing with 14 points after Caolan McGonagle was black-carded for being sent off in the 66th minute, but the problem had been decided long ago.
