Leinster SFC results
- Laois 2-17 Wexford 2-13
- Longford 1-11 Offaly 1-12
- Wicklow 2-12 Carlow 0-10
LAOIS EARNED THE right to host 12-in-a-row Leinster SFC champions Dublin with victory over Wexford on Sunday afternoon.
Dessie Farrell’s Dubs will open their provincial campaign in Portlaoise on 23 April after the hosts ran out four-point winners in today’s opening round clash at O’Moore Park.
Mark Barry scored a goal in either half, and finished with an individual tally of 2-4, as Billy Sheehan’s side were 2-17 to 2-13 winners.
At Pearse Park, Bernard Allen’s 68th-minute score proved to be the winning one as Offaly edged a 1-12 to 1-11 win over Longford.
Peter Cunningham’s early goal gave the visitors the advantage but it was all square at the break, Longford fighting back to parity at 0-7 to 1-4.
They hit the front on 43 minutes through Darren Gallagher’s goal, but Offaly dug deep to score four of the next five points and wrestle control of the proceedings.
Allen’s late score nudged Offaly into a 1-12 to 1-10 lead, and although Iarla O’Sullivan pulled one back for Longford in additional time, it wasn’t enough to stop the Faithful from progressing to a quarter-final at home to Meath.
Meanwhile, a meeting with Kildare awaits for Oisin McConville and Wicklow in the quarter-finals after their eight-point win over Carlow.
Malachy Stone and Eoin Darcy scored the Wicklow goals as they pulled clear to win by 2-12 to 0-10.
– Updated 21.12: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Kildare v Wicklow is set to be played at a Kildare venue; the venue for this game has yet to be confirmed.
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Great article Eoin, Ireland showed great ‘intellect’ with that goal. Tardelli take note!
RTE pundits let themselves down last night. Dunphy and Giles especially (Brady not as bad).
“Selected vindicated – to an extent,” said Dunphy.
“Never thought I’d say it, but we should play like that all the time. Jack Charlton football,” said Giles.
What are they on?
Ireland passed the ball. At times Ireland were 60%+ possession. Against Italy!
What more did they want?
Billo wouldn’t have let them away with it…
Ah Billo, he was covering their ineptness for years I realise now
Ahhh ya can’t say a thing about Giles he’s a legend on off the ball and love listening to him. You can’t get it right all the time dude..
Bill was definitely covering for them over the years and he was a man who had not come from a football background.
Giles i think should hang up his Mike. I honestly believe the panel have their arguments and issues decided before a ball is kicked irrespective of the actual performance. It getting very very tiresome the: ” great player”, ” midfielders not showing for the ball” ” Hoolohan is Gandhi ” arguments is just so predictable . . . And devoid of actual analysis of the game just played.
Please Rte shake it up and be done what balanced…
I’d love Dunphy to actually say what team he wants to play Mon made 5 changes and still he’s unhappy
Brilliant analysis. Total joy and celebration of the goal and scenes after the full time whistle turned to sour grumpy old men in the studio who had faces on them as if we were beaten. Why oh why do RTE not get rid of all of them and come into the twentieth century and give us guys like Duff/Sadlier but to mention two !!
Sadlier?.. oh Christ no
At least they are honest. They don’t read from the predetermined script of Itv or Bbc. Right or wrong you have to respect their honesty.
I really rate Sadlier as a pundit, try listening to him next time and compare him to Dunphy/Brady; Giles is easily the best of a bad bunch! Sadlier is honest and just talks about what he sees in front of him.
The 20th century !!
3 old bitter men getting paid from the tv licence money, never a good work to say about anyone and always negative.
The Three Stooges.
I almost feel sorry for Darragh Moloney at this stage. He’s obliged to maintain the Bill O’Herlihy role which requires him to sit there like an ignoramus while Johnny Giles patronisingly lectures him on even the most basic aspects of the game.
‘Well Darragh, there are two teams on the pitch and a football. The idea is to put the ball in the net. It’s a simple game really Darragh. You either have the ball or you don’t have the ball. When you have the ball you try to put it in the net. When you don’t have the ball you try to get the ball off your opponents. People get the ball and they kick it up into the atmosphere Darragh. That’s not the point. The point is when you have the ball you pass it to a teammate, a compatriot, a fellow countryman Darragh, someone wearing the same jersey as you Darragh. Do you fcuking understand me Darragh. Stop staring into space you dope. My pearls of wisdom are lost in the empty expanse of your cranial cavity. Over to you Eammo. Stick the boot in’
Very funny and well written Adam Smythe.
Imagine if Giles lost it like that, TV gold lol.
I like Johnny, he’s a realist old school football man who values the basics of the game (which don’t alter with the course of time)
Dunphy arrogantly has convinced himself that no one watching the game on TV is educated enough to fully understand what’s happening on the pitch, a position he must defend at all costs even to the point of absurdity.
Eoin I agree with most of what you said but you said Mcgeady made the right decision but moments before he didn’t. Mcgeady played a ball that bounced in front of the keeper just about on their 6 yard line, there was no Irish runner, 3 players were around he box and if anyone of them made a run to the front post it was an open goal.
Wes’s class delivery was class because Brady made the run. If Brady stopped or didn’t follow through it would have been a nothing ball.
My point is not to take away from Wes but say Mcgeady played a ball into their box with a runner to the front past it would have looked like a great choice
Any sign of the Portugal match report yet?
You know the game yesterday that was one of the most exciting games ever played at the European Championships.
Has it arrived in the post yet?
I’m really looking forward to reading it. (as I’m sure are all sports fans)
Anyway, thanks, keep us informed.
Yours sincerely
An Aficionado of the beautiful game.
Lol you think you will get a match report on every game in the world just because you are a sports fan. Bahaha. Doesn’t work like that.
Why not?
There’s a Euro 16 footy section.
The absence of a match report on that game is an unforgivable oversight on the part of any news outlet.
If it is unforgivable, let nobody stop you as go to another site to read a match report from the Portugal.
For me, I’m quite happy to read as many articles about game as they’re able to churn out.
ah yad miss trapatoni tho
Roy Keane should have been court marshalled for deserting his team and country but no he gets a top job at the FAI another corrupt organisation.
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Ara give it up, let the 42 boys indulge in the hysteria surrounding Ireland in the last 24 hours, thankfully we all deserve an oul day off thanks to that performance last night by the BIG.
^^^ Directed towards Adam Smythe’s comment down there at the bottom, forgot to click reply!
Wes on the cross was the real key to the play. On the button in the back of the net! The perfect cross!!!