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Kildare minors stay on course for third straight Leinster crown with come from behind win over Laois

Louth enjoyed a narrow victory against Offaly.

KILDARE’S HOPES OF lifting a third Leinster title in succession remains on track as they survived a big scare in today’s quarter-final against Laois.

The Lilywhites trailed by seven points at one stage in the first-half but recovered to beat Laois by 1-14 to 2-6 in Newbridge.

Goals from Ciaran  Comerford and Niall Dunne left Laois 2-3 to 0-5 ahead at the interval.

Gay Campbell’s men fought back after the break and Laois went 31 minutes without a score. Darragh Ryan bagged a goal for Kildare and a flurry of scores sealed the win.

In the other last eight clash, Louth saw off Offaly by 0-15 to 1-11.

Cian Johnson bagged a goal for the Faithful inside 42 seconds, and Offaly raced into a 1-6 to 0-3 lead after 16 minutes.

Louth recovered to trail by four at half-time. In the second period John Gallagher, Ciaran Keenan and Conor Morgan kicked important scores as they fought back into contention.

Offaly’s goalkeeper Jack McEvoy levelled the game with a point from play in the 57th minute, but a stoppage-time free from Gallagher sealed the win.

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