BloggerNow.com GAA Championship and League Weekend Match Recap: All-Ireland SFC Leinster Championship 2011: Laois narrowly defeat Longford...

Sunday, June 5, 2011

All-Ireland SFC Leinster Championship 2011: Laois narrowly defeat Longford...

Laois 0-10
Longford 0-09


Laois defeated Longford in a drab encounter at Portlaoise. The O'Moore County advance to a quarter-final meeting with Dublin.

At the end of a first half spoiled by the wet and windy conditions, Laois led by 0-6 to 0-4. Longford gave as good as they got in that opening period but some of their shooting left a lot to be desired.

Laois: Eoin Culleton; Cahir Healy, Kevin Meaney, Mark Timmons; Darren Strong, Shane Julian, Peter O'Leary; Colm Begley, Brendan Quigley; Daithi Carroll (0-4), John O'Loughlin, Niall Donoher (0-2); Ross Munnelly (0-1), Billy Sheehan (0-2), Michael John Tierney (0-1). Subs: Ciaran Lillis, Donie Kingston, Conor Boyle, Padraig Clancy.

Longford: Damien Sheridan; Dermot Brady, Barry Gilleran, Declan Reilly; Shane Mulligan, Kevin Diffley, Noel Farrell; Bernard McElvanney (0-1), Martin Brady (0-1); David Barden, Paddy Dowd, Paul Barden; Donal McElligott, Brian Kavanagh (0-1), Sean McCormack (0-6). Subs: Francis McGee, Peter Foy, John O'Shea, Diarmuid Masterson.

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