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Antrim gladly take gift goal

WALSH CUP: Antrim 1-13 Laois 0-14 ANTRIM JUST held off the challenge of Laois at Rathdowney yesterday.

Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00

WALSH CUP: Antrim 1-13 Laois 0-14ANTRIM JUST held off the challenge of Laois at Rathdowney yesterday.

The home took the lead with a point by Eamon Jackman and led by three after 10 minutes. Antrim opened their account with a point by PJ O’Connell and Paul Shields cut the deficit to a single point by the end of the first quarter.

Michael McEvoy scored two points from play before receiving a yellow card but Antrim closed the half with points by Shields leaving them trailing by 0-7 to 0-9.

Antrim got a gift of a goal after 55 minutes when a high ball from Brendan Herron deceived the goalkeeper and dipped into the net. Shields put Antrim three ahead and they hung on for a quarter-final spot against Kilkenny.

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ANTRIM: C O'Connell; K McGourty, N McGarry, C McKinley; J Campbell, N McAuley, C Herron; B Herron, P Shields (0-8); M Herron (1-0), M Scullion, K Stewart; PJ O'Connell (0-1), K Kelly (0-2), P Doherty (0-2). Subs: D McKillop for M Scullion, J Scullion for O'Connell, S McCorry for Doherty.

LAOIS: P Mullaney; B Stapleton, D Maher, C Dunne; B Campion (0-3), J Delaney, M McEvoy (0-2); J Phelan, B Dunne; O Holohan, J Rowney (0-3), W Hyland (0-2); E Jackman (0-1), D Peacock (0-3), N Holmes. Subs: M Moloney for McEvoy (yellow card), D O'Mahoney for Hyland.

Referee: D Murphy (Wexford).