Laois 1-26
Offaly 1-20
LAOIS ENJOYED A six-point derby success over Offaly in Division 1B against a Faithful side who finished the game with 13 men.
Eamonn Kelly enjoyed a win against Offaly, who he managed last season, as Laois picked up their first win of the spring campaign.
Picky Maher and Cha Dwyer, who helped Carlow IT reach the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final in midweek, were outstanding for Laois as they fought back from a five-point deficit to win by six.
It’s Offaly’s second defeat in as many games in the league, following their 26-point hiding by Galway last weekend.
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On a positive note for Kevin Ryan’s side, the Waterford native confirmed Derek Morkan has returned to the Offaly panel, while he’s hopeful Colin Egan and David King will return in the coming weeks.
Offaly led by six points in the early stages after goals from Oisin Kelly and Peter Geraghty, but Laois soon fought their way back into the game.
Quick-fire scores for the O’Moore County’s arrived from Maher and Dwyer arrived before Conor Doughan hit the back of the Offaly net.
Shane Dooley and Maher kept the scores coming for either side from placed balls and the teams were on a par five times before the break.
Laois lead by 1-12 to 1-8 at half-time, by which time the visitors were down to 14 men after Sean Gardiner’s red card. Three quick points followed after the restart as Laois stretched their lead to seven before Offaly lost Aidan Treacy to a red.
The Faithful battled well with the two-man disadvantage, with Dooley and Sean Cleary keeping them in touch in the second-half.
Offaly trailed by six heading into the final ten minutes but couldn’t get any closer as the home side held firm.
Laois
Enda Rowland
Dwane Palmer
Leigh Bergin
Padraig Lawlor
Cahir Healy
Matthew Whelan
Ryan Mullaney
Patrick Purcell
Ben Conroy
Stephen Maher
Charles Dwyer
Paddy Whelan
Willie Dunphy
Neil Foyle
Ross King
Subs
Cian Taylor for Whelan (24)
Sean Downey for Lawlor (24)
Aaron Dunphy for Purcell (45)
Aidan Corby for Conroy (60)
Conor Phelan for Palmer (68)
Offaly
James Dempsey
Dermot Short
Michael Cleary
James Mulrooney
Aidan Treacy
Conor Doughan
Ben Conneely
Paddy Murphy
Cillian Kiely
Shane Dooley
Sean Gardiner
Peter Geraghty
Sean Ryan
Oisín Kelly
Sean Cleary
Subs
Emmet Nolan for Murphy (28)
Enda Grogan for Mulrooney (47)
Padraig Guinan for Conneely (55)
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Ok 6 points defeat “their biggest league defear since 1961″ i take it you can count the number of defeats on one hand
Against Laois
This could be good news for Kerry. If they beat Offaly they’re all but guaranteed safety and a quarter final place
Better if offaly had won
Depends what way you look at it
Come on offaly for f**k sake, hurling needs you back in the mix, and that goes for wexford, limerick, Cork, aswell.
@conex. Great comment. Unfortunately some of the best hurling county’s of old can’t seem to get it back. Such a pity .
Confidence at all time low in Offaly at the moment!..The self belief of those teams from the 90′s was unreal, they always believed they could beat anyone and they did!
Such rubbish reporting. Offaly didn’t get 2 goals early and how did Conor Doughan the Offaly full back score thr Laois goal.