Goals win matches as Fermanagh showed as they took a step closer to promotion after this nine-point win over Tipperary in Ederney.
Sean Quigley and Aidan Breen blasted home the vital goals in the 10th and 28th minutes which gave them a pretty unassailable lead.
Tipperary battled well for long periods but were not able to make any real impression on the athletic home side.
But the goals were needed, as Fermanagh hit eight wides from scorable positions in that half and failed to score for 15 minutes.
But even though they won by nine points it was a patchy performance from the home side, who never looked like losing against a physically powerful Tipp side.
This defeat for David Power's men means they have real relegation worries as the league heads into a fortnight's break.
Fermanagh can now look forward to a crunch home match with Westmeath on 18 March.
Wind-assisted Fermanagh had a nervous opening but opened their scoring after Quigley converted a mark after four minutes.
Kevin Fahey responded for Tipp in a tepid opening ten minutes as Fermanagh’s Tommy McCaffrey hit a glorious point from the sideline for the home side who also hit two bad wides.
But they got the boost they needed when a surging run from Ultan Kelm saw his screaming shot blocked by Tipperary goalkeeper Michael O’Reilly, only for Quigley to pounce and volley the rebound to the roof of the net.
Tipperary hit back with a fine point from midfielder Jack Kennedy on 12 minutes.
The home side had loads of possession but hit five bade wides and did not score again for a full 15 minutes.
Tipp were struck a heavy blow when they lost influential midfielder Jack Kennedy to a black card for a challenge on Fermanagh’s Brandon Horan in the 18th minute.
They were also unlucky two minutes later when they breached the Fermanagh defence, but Erne keeper Sean McNally somehow managed to smother Mark Stokes’ scrambled effort.
Fermanagh emerged from their slumber through an Aidan Breen point and it got even better for them when O’Reilly was badly caught out in the Fermanagh half.
From the turnover Tommy McCaffrey and Quigley combined to set up Breen who slid low to the net with O’Reilly still on his way back to base.
Emboldened, Fermanagh hit another point from Josh Largo Ellis.
O'Reilly converted a '45 for Tipperary but Lee Cullen scored the score of the half when he galloped 60 metres and struck a fine point from 40 metres to put Fermanagh into a 2-06 to 0-03 lead in a half where they also posted nine wides.
Both sides threw on a number of subs in a pretty turgid second half where scores were at a premium.
The impressive Teddy Kennedy hit two points on the bounce for the visitors but this was quickly cancelled by two Erne points from man of the match Shane McGullion and Breen.
The pace dropped considerably in this half as Fermanagh tagged on just five points playing into the breeze.
Tipp had a bit more possession in this half and had another great chance of a goal but McNally somehow managed to smother Jimmy Feehan’s shot.
Fermanagh subtitute Ciaran Corrigan rounded off the scoring with two well-taken points.
Fermanagh: Sean McNally; Luke Flanagan, Lee Cullen (0-01), Jonathan Cassidy; Aidan Breen (1-02), Shane McGullion (0-02) Ronan McCaffey; Ryan Jones, Brandon Horan; Josh Largo Ellis (0-01), Ryan Lyons, Ultan Kelm; Conor McGee, Sean Quigley (1-01, 1f), Tommy McCaffrey (0-01).
Subs: Garvan Jones (0-01) for Ryan Lyons (25), Declan McCusker for Aidan Breen, Ciaran Corrigan (0-02, 1f) for Conor McGee (45), Che Cullen for Luke Flanagan (50), Diarmuid King (0-01) for Sean Quigley (65).
Tipperary: Michael O’Reilly; Shane O’Connell, Jimmy Feehan, Willie Eviston; Emmet Moloney, Kevin Fahey (0-01) Colm O’Shaughnessy; Paudie Feehan, Jack Kennedy (0-03, 2f); Mark Stokes, Donough Leahy, Teddy Doyle (0-03); Colman Kennedy, Conor Cadell, Sean O’Connor.
Subs: Mark Russell for Coleman Kennedy (43), Rian Quigley for Conor Cadell (46), Stephen Quirke for Sean O’Connell (48), Cathal Deely (0-01) for Willie Eviston (50) Luke Boland for Donough Leahy (56).
Referee: Kevin Faloon (Armagh).
