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Leitrim Football final/Annaduff 0-7 Gortletteragh 0-5: Annaduff bridged a 76-year gap when winning a dour Leitrim decider in…

Leitrim Football final/Annaduff 0-7 Gortletteragh 0-5: Annaduff bridged a 76-year gap when winning a dour Leitrim decider in Carrick-on-Shannon.

The Annaduff men seized the initiative in the last 16 minutes when claiming a three-point lead after Tom McNabola hit the target twice and Ray Cox once.

Gortletteragh had taken the lead in the opening 11 minutes when Stephen Dorrigan put over two frees. But McNabola had Annaduff on level terms with points from frees by the 22nd minute.

Dorrigan hit over his third free before half-time to give Gortletteragh a 0-3 to 0-2 interval lead. Annaduff levelled with a Ray Cox point within two minutes of the restart and gradually got on top as the half progressed.

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Scorers: Annaduff - T McNabola (0-5), R Cox (0-2); Gortletteragh - S Dorrigan (0-3), S Quinn (0-1), G Mitchell (0-1).