Sean Quigley top-scored for the victors, with a return of 0-7, the first four of which made it 0-4 to 0-2 after 15 minutes.
A brace from the impressive Declan Byrne brought the Wee County back into contention but Ryan Jones and Barry Mulrone pointed before Quigley’s fifth free made it double scores, 0-8 to 0-4.
Byrne and Quigley traded the last two scores of the first half and a run of scores from Declan McCusker, Quigley and Jones saw daylight appear between the teams after the resumption – 0-13 to 0-7 after 61 minutes.
The visitors – stunned by the early black-carding of Eoin O’Connor – were very disappointing, while Pete McGrath’s men won at a canter.
Fermanagh – T Treacy; N Cassidy, J Allen, M O’Brien; D McCusker (0-1), R McCluskey, J McMahon; E Donnelly, R O’Callaghan; B Mulrone (0-2), R Jones (0-3), P McCusker (0-1); R Corrigan (0-2), S Quigley (0-7, 5f, 2’45), E McManus. Subs: T Corrigan for E McManus, M Jones for J Allen, A Breen for J McMahon, D McQuade for R O’Callaghan.
Louth – N Gallagher; K Toner, P Reilly, D O’Hanlon; D Crilly, P Rath, A Reid; B Donnelly, E O’Connor (0-1); B Duffy, C Judge, D Byrne (0-5, 2f); R Burns (0-1), D O’Connor, D Maguire. Subs: R Moore for E O’Connor (BC), C Grimes for B Donnelly, C Lynch for N Gallagher, J Stewart for A Reid, P Kirwan for D Maguire, T Durnin for D O’Connor.
Referee – S Hurson (Tyrone)
