Antrim 1-21
Laois 3-12
Antrim produced an astonishing second-half display to beat Laois in a Portlaoise thriller.
It represented a historic victory for Antrim as it's their first-ever win in the Leinster SHC. The victors will face Wexford at the quarter-final stage.
Neil McManus was very much their hero with a return of 0-10 (including seven frees and a 65), but in truth it was an exemplary all-round performance from the northerners.
This preliminary-round match looked set to go in Laois' favor when the winners had Neil McAuley dismissed after 40 minutes but never-say-die Antrim scored sixteen times during the second period while restricting the hosts to just six scores.
Second-quarter goals from Neil Foyle and Willie Hyland had Laois ahead by 2-7 to 1-5 at half time, after Simon McCrory had struck a sixth-minute major for the underdogs.
Antrim: C O'Connell; C McGuinness, A Graffin, K Molloy; N McAuley (0-1), M Herron, C Herron (0-1); P Shiels, B McFall; S McCrory (1-0), K Stewart (0-4), J Black; C McCann (0-4), N McManus (0-10), K McKeegan. Subs: M Armstrong (0-1) for Black (43), D Hamill for McKeegan (57), K McGourty for B McFall (67).
Laois: P Mullaney; J A Delaney, B Smith, B Stapleton; J Fitzpatrick, M Whelan (0-2), B Galvin; J Walsh (0-1), S Bourke (0-1); B Dunne, N Costelloe, W Hyland (1-4); O Holohan (1-1), N Foyle (1-1), J Brophy. Subs: C Dunne for Fitzpatrick (h/t), W Dunphy (0-2) for Dunne (38), S Dollard for Costelloe (61).
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
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