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Longford late show books Leinster minor final place

May 7, 2024 20:51 By Dave Hooper
Longford late show books Leinster minor final place
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Longford down Louth to make Leinster final

Longford booked their place in the Leinster final after a last gasp victory over Louth.

Cian O'Donnell's free in the third minute of injury time saw Longford win 11 points to 10 in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Louth came out of the traps fast. Two Cillian McQuillan points and one from Michael McGlew either side of a Cian O'Donnell point had Louth three points to one ahead.

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Louth where five to one ahead on 15 through Andrew O'Reilly and Donnacha Skinnader. O'Reilly added another point five minutes later to make it a five point game.

Cian O'Donnell responded with an important Longford point, however McQuillan replied with a free.

James Hagan brought it back to five points five minutes from half. Hagan scored a brace including one free to make it Longford 0-5 Louth 0-7 at half-time.

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O'Donnell converted a free after the restart to make it a one point game. However, Louth settled quickly.

Conor Clinton and Luke Keenan gave Louth a three point lead 10 minutes into the second-half. Remarkably that was the last score of the game for Louth.

However, Longford weren’t done. A Hagan free and Conor Doherty made it a one point with 10 minutes remaining.

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Hagan equalised on 60 minutes and it was all setup for Cian O’Donnell to send over the winning free three minutes into injury time.

O’Donnell’s score the first time all game Longford had led. Queue scenes of celebration as Longford returned to the Leinster final for the first time since 2015.

Longford will face Dublin in the Leinster final on Monday May 20th. Dublin won their semi-final with Kildare two-10 to one-12.

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