Cork hauled themselves back from the brink of relegation thanks to an injury time goal to edge out Fermanagh by a point in a high-scoring affair in Ederney.
The home side were holding on to a wafer-thin 0-14 to 0-13 lead when a surging Cork attack saw Ruairí Deane fist the ball across the Erne goal for sub Maurice Shanley to tap the ball to the net in the 72nd minutes.
And even though Garvan Jones of Fermanagh hit two late points, time ran out for the home side, who were gutted to be pipped at the post after seven minutes of injury time, with the Rebels bagging their first win of the campaign.
They had a chance to seal the deal when centre back Shane McGullion had a goal chance saved in the 69th minute but his shot was brilliantly saved by Cork keeper Christopher Kelly as the Ernesiders were leading by 0-14 to 0-13.
Fermanagh began briskly with loads of movement and corner forward Sean Cassidy finished a flowing move with a fine point after one minute.
Impressive full-forward Garvan Jones doubled their tally with a fine move two minutes later.
And Erne centre back Shane McGullion had a great chance of a goal-but Cork keeper Christopher Kelly pulled a brilliant save for the Rebels.
The Ernesiders had all of the ball but dropped two scorable efforts into the hands of Cork keeper Christopher Kelly.
Cork finally got off the mark with a pointed free in the 13th minute from Brian Hurley as Erne keeper Sean McNally landed a 45 to put the slick moving home side into a 0-4 to 0-2 lead.
It was all Fermanagh at this stage as Jones hoofed over another point from before the hard- working Hurley narrowed the to two points with a fine point in the 19th minute.
Jones increased the home sides lead and the inevitable Hurley replied with a pointed free.
And team captain Declan McCusker converted a mark to leave the home side leading by 0-7 to 0-3.
Cork midfielder Colm O'Callaghan was beginning to assert himself as the Rebels were growing into the game and Hurley made it 0-07 to 0-04.
But Cork could have tied matters in the 32nd minute when a mistake in the Fermanagh defence let Cork midfielder Ian Maguire through on goal.
But his bullet like drive was superbly saved by Erne keeper McNally who touched the ball more than any other player on the field as he spent most of the half playing a 'quarter-back role’
McCusker and Conor Corbett swapped points as Fermanagh led by 0-08 to 0-06 at the break.
Cork emerged as a sharper outfit on the resumption and put on Luke Fahy and Ruairi Deane for Darragh Cashman and Mark Cronin.
Hurley and Chris Og Jones levelled matters for Cork.
They also missed two great goal chances but Fermanagh keeper Sean McNally made two superb saves from the towering Colm O’Callaghan and Conor Corbett.
McNally retired injured which was a blow to the home side as McCusker and McGullion put them into a 0-10 to 0-8 lead.
Hurley and McGullion exchanged point and Ultan Kelm made it 0-11 to 0-9 after a neat one two with McGullion.
Hurley kept Cork in touch but it looked like the home side would prevail when two quick fire points from Garvan Jones put Fermanagh into a 0-14 to 0-11 lead five minutes from the end of normal time.
But Cork were winning everything around the middle and Fermanagh wilted before that immense physical power in those seven pulsating minutes in extra time.
Fermanagh: Sean McNally (0-1,f); Lee Cullen, Che Cullen, Oisin Smyth; Declan McCusker (0-31f) Shane McGullion (0-2), Josh Largo Ellis; Brandon Horan, Joe McDade; Conor McGee, Ronan McCaffrey, Conor McShea; Ultan Kelm (0-1) Garvan Jones (0-7,4f), Sean Cassidy (0-2)
Subs: Diarmuid King for Sean Cassidy (54), Callum Jones for Conor McGee (59), James McMahon for Declan McCusker (73), John Reihill for Ultan Kelm (75)
Cork: Christopher Kelly; Kevin Flahive, Daniel O’Mahoney, Tommy Walsh; Darragh Cashman, Rory Maguire, Matty Taylor (0-1); Ian Maguire (0-1), Colm O’Callaghan; Eoghan McSweeney, Conor Corbett (0-1) Brian O’Driscoll (0-1); Mark Cronin, Brian Hurley (0-9,7f) Chris Óg Jones (0-1)
Subs: Luke Fahy for Darragh Cashman and Ruairi Deane for Mark Cronin (h-time), Sean Powter for Eoghan McSweeney (50), Maurice Shanley (1-0) for Tommy Walsh (62).Stephen Sherlock for Chris Óg Jones (65),
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
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